The epidemiology of epilepsy in rural Tanzania : prevalence, phenotype, risk factors and treatment gap

Introduction Epilepsy is especially prevalent in low- and middle-income countries, including those in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). There are few case-controlled data on epilepsy from SSA, where epilepsy remains largely untreated and highly stigmatized. Aims To determine the prevalence of active epileps...

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Main Author: Hunter, Ewan Robert
Published: University of Newcastle upon Tyne 2013
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.618206