Prevalence of childhood epilepsy and distribution of epileptic syndromes: A population-based survey in Okayama, Japan

Epilepsia

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 626-630

  Oka, Eiji ^a,c   Ohtsuka, Yoko ^a   Yoshinaga, Harumi ^a   Murakami, Nagako ^a   Kobayashi, Katsuhiro ^b   Ogino, Tatsuya ^b  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c Asahigawa Rehabilitation Center Jidouin Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Childhood epilepsy; Classification; Epileptic syndromes; Population based survey; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; JAPAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NEWBORN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; EPILEPSY; EPILEPSY, GENERALIZED; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; SYNDROME;

EID: 33644800598     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2006.00477.x     Document Type: Review

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