Clinical features, proximate causes, and consequences of active convulsive epilepsy in Africa

Epilepsia

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 76-85

  Kariuki, Symon M ^a,b,c   Matuja, William ^d   Akpalu, Albert ^e   Kakooza Mwesige, Angelina ^b,f,g   Chabi, Martin ^h   Wagner, Ryan G ⁱ   Connor, Myles ⁱ   Chengo, Eddie ^a,b   Ngugi, Anthony K ^a,b,j   Odhiambo, Rachael ^a,b   Bottomley, Christian ^k   White, Steven ^l,n   Sander, Josemir W ^m   Neville, Brian G R ^o   Newton, Charles R J C ^a,b,c,i,k,o  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b Studies of the Epidemiology of Epilepsy in Demographic Surveillance Systems   (Ghana)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^e KINTAMPO HEALTH RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ghana)

^f Iganga Mayuge Health and Demographic Surveillance System   (Uganda)

^g MAKERERE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Uganda)

^h Ministry of Medical Services   (Kenya)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^j AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^k LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^l GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^m UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

ⁿ STICHTING EPILEPSIE INSTELLINGEN NEDERLAND SEIN   (Netherlands)

^o UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Active convulsive epilepsy; Clinical features; Comorbidity; Population based study; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

PHENOBARBITAL;

ACUTE BRAIN DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNITY CARE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; GHANA; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING; PERINATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEIZURE; SOUTH AFRICA; TANZANIA; UGANDA; UNEMPLOYMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ACTIVE CONVULSIVE EPILEPSY; CLINICAL FEATURES; COMORBIDITY; POPULATION-BASED STUDY; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; ANTICONVULSANTS; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMANS; INFANT; KENYA; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SOUTH AFRICA; TANZANIA; UGANDA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892915806     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/epi.12392     Document Type: Article

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