Understanding the differences in prevalence of epilepsy in tropical regions

Epilepsia

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1376-1381

  Yemadje, Luce Perrine ^a   Houinato, Dismand ^a,b   Quet, Fabrice ^a   Druet Cabanac, Michel ^a   Preux, Pierre Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LIMOGES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Epilepsy; Prevalence; Tropical regions

Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; ASIA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EPILEPSY; HEAD INJURY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INFECTION; MALARIA; MENINGITIS; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; OBSTETRICS; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SEIZURE; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; STROKE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOXOCARIASIS; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TROPICS;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ASIA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL STIGMA; TROPICAL MEDICINE;

EID: 79960918414     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2011.03099.x     Document Type: Article

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