Incidence of Epilepsy in Rural Iceland: A Population‐Based Study
Summary: Purpose : We wished to determine the incidence of epilepsy in the population of rural Iceland. Methods : Cases were identified through review of records of primary care facilities for the study population, supplemented by review of referrals to EEG facilities and neurologic specialists. Res...
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crwiley:10.1111/j.1528-1157.1996.tb00532.x 2024-10-13T14:08:19+00:00 Incidence of Epilepsy in Rural Iceland: A Population‐Based Study Olafsson, Elías Hauser, W. Allen Ludvigsson, Pétur Gudmundsson, Gunnar 1996 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1528-1157.1996.tb00532.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1528-1157.1996.tb00532.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1528-1157.1996.tb00532.x en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Epilepsia volume 37, issue 10, page 951-955 ISSN 0013-9580 1528-1167 journal-article 1996 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1528-1157.1996.tb00532.x 2024-09-17T04:45:33Z Summary: Purpose : We wished to determine the incidence of epilepsy in the population of rural Iceland. Methods : Cases were identified through review of records of primary care facilities for the study population, supplemented by review of referrals to EEG facilities and neurologic specialists. Results : The incidence of epilepsy (recurrent unprovoked seizures) was 47 in 100,000. Age‐specific incidence was bimodal, highest in the youngest and oldest age groups. About one third of the patients had an identifiable etiology, and one third had partial seizures. Integration of imaging and neurophysiologic data did little to modify the distribution of etiology or seizure type. Conclusions : The present study confirms findings of other recent studies of incidence in Western Countries. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Wiley Online Library Epilepsia 37 10 951 955 |
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Summary: Purpose : We wished to determine the incidence of epilepsy in the population of rural Iceland. Methods : Cases were identified through review of records of primary care facilities for the study population, supplemented by review of referrals to EEG facilities and neurologic specialists. Results : The incidence of epilepsy (recurrent unprovoked seizures) was 47 in 100,000. Age‐specific incidence was bimodal, highest in the youngest and oldest age groups. About one third of the patients had an identifiable etiology, and one third had partial seizures. Integration of imaging and neurophysiologic data did little to modify the distribution of etiology or seizure type. Conclusions : The present study confirms findings of other recent studies of incidence in Western Countries. |
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Olafsson, Elías Hauser, W. Allen Ludvigsson, Pétur Gudmundsson, Gunnar Incidence of Epilepsy in Rural Iceland: A Population‐Based Study |
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Incidence of Epilepsy in Rural Iceland: A Population‐Based Study |
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Incidence of Epilepsy in Rural Iceland: A Population‐Based Study |
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Incidence of Epilepsy in Rural Iceland: A Population‐Based Study |
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Incidence of Epilepsy in Rural Iceland: A Population‐Based Study |
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Incidence of Epilepsy in Rural Iceland: A Population‐Based Study |
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incidence of epilepsy in rural iceland: a population‐based study |
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