...Yi-Shan Wang; Chi Fan; Ju-Yin Hou; Yi-Ting Cheng; Yi-Hsuan Liu; Cheng-Yen Kuo; Jainn-Jim Lin; Chang-Fu Kuo; Kuang-Lin Lin; I-Jun Chou Background: Encephalitis can lead to significant disability among survivors. Up-to-date estimates of encephalitis incidence and the risk of postencephalitic epilepsy...

...Joyce Moriku Kaducu; Fiston Ikwa Ndol Mbutiwi; Luise Keller; Gabriele Escheu; Peter Hauke; Bettina Pfausler; Erich Schmutzhard; Veronika Schmidt; Hélène Carabin; Emilio Ovuga; Andrea S. Winkler Introduction: Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological conditions worldwide, with large variation...

... in any pregnancy. Outcomes included hospitalization for cerebrovascular disease, epilepsy, and other neurological disorders up to 3 decades after pregnancy. Using Cox regression models adjusted for confounders, we estimated hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for the association between...

...Jiaqi Wang; Tinghong Liu; Hui Xu; Guoshuang Feng; Yangshuo Wang; Dezhi Cao; Zhirong Wei; Suhui Kuang; Haihua Wei; Feng Chen; Jinshan Xu; Feng Zhai; Shuli Liang Background: Pediatric epilepsy is the most common disease of pediatric neurological diseases in China. Current demographic characteristics...

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...Bénédicte Driollet; Emmalin Buajitti; Asma M. Ahmed; Jennifer A. Hutcheon; Laura Rosella; Seungmi Yang Objective: Epilepsy is one of the most common chronic neurologic diseases in children; however, few recent studies examine the prevalence of epilepsy and its evolution over time according to birth...

...Sarah L. Perrott; Angus D. Macleod Background and Objectives: Increased mortality in epilepsy due to infections (other than pneumonia) has been demonstrated. Small case series of people on antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) have described hypogammaglobulinaemia, which may predispose to infections...

...Ahmed Al Rumayyan; Ashraf Alharthi; Mohammad Al-Rowaili; Sameer Al-Mehmadi; Waleed Altwaijri; Talal Alrifai; Motasim Badri Introduction: The global prevalence of active epilepsy is around 6.38/1,000 persons. In the Arabian region, the median prevalence of active epilepsy is 4.4/1,000 persons...

... Badhara Dem; Zoumana Fomba; Mamadou Gari; Chimène Essi Kotchene; Kissy Elvira Orsot; Dansine Diarra; Robert Colebunders; Yaya Ibrahim Coulibaly; Hamadoun Sangho; Youssoufa M. Maiga; Seydou Doumbia Introduction: In resource-limited countries, epilepsy prevalence is underestimated and little is known about...

...I.-Jun Chou; Ting-Ting Chung; Yi-Hsuan Liu; Po-Cheng Hung; Jainn-Jim Lin; Meng-Jiun Chiou; Lai-Chu See; Kuang-Lin Lin; Huei-Shyong Wang Background: Patients with epilepsy have a higher mortality rate than the general population. Up-to-date estimates of epilepsy incidence, prevalence, and medication...

...Marion Vergonjeanne; Emilie Auditeau; Daniells Erazo; Jaime Luna; Thibaut Gelle; Antoine Gbessemehlan; Farid Boumediene; Pierre-Marie Preux; QUINET Collaboration Introduction: Epilepsy affects >50 million people worldwide, with 80% of them living in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs...

... of the numerous challenges occurring in this context and propose a standard framework for population-based studies in LMICs. We relied on our expertise on few diseases, epilepsy and neurodegenerative disorders. The proposed framework is the result of extensive field experience in tropical LMICs. It ensures...

...Ettore Beghi Epilepsy is a chronic disease of the brain characterized by an enduring (i.e., persisting) predisposition to generate seizures, unprovoked by any immediate central nervous system insult, and by the neurobiologic, cognitive, psychological, and social consequences of seizure recurrences...

...Eimer M. Maloney; Elijah Chaila; Éilis J. O’Reilly; Daniel J. Costello Studies adherent to international guidelines and epilepsy classification are needed to accurately record the incidence of isolated seizures, epilepsy and seizure-mimics within a population. Because the diagnosis of epilepsy...

...Ying Xu; Janani Shanthosh; Zien Zhou; Ernest Somerville; Craig S. Anderson; Nick Glozier; Maree L. Hackett Background and Objectives: Epilepsy influences the ability to drive. We undertook a systematic review to determine the prevalence of driving or holding a driver’s license among people...

...Anna Andreolli; Emanuela Claudia Turco; Giuseppe Pedrazzi; Ettore Beghi; Francesco Pisani Background: The incidence of childhood and adolescence epilepsy varies in different areas and over time. Published reports in the Italian pediatric population are few and there is no information...

...Ettore Beghi; Giorgia Giussani Background: Epilepsy is a chronic disorder affecting all ages but with a peak in the elderly. The association of epilepsy with age can be explained by the predominance of brain diseases with epileptogenic potential (mostly stroke and dementia) and by the effects...

...Abdulla Watad; Shmuel Tiosano; Nicola Luigi Bragazzi; Francesco Brigo; Doron Comaneshter; Arnon D. Cohen; Howard Amital Objective: Epilepsy is characterized by a relevant epidemiological and clinical burden. In the extant literature, an increased risk of seizures has been described in several...

...Anna Serafini; Gian Luigi Gigli; Giorgia Gregoraci; Francesco Janes; Iacopo Cancelli; Stefano Novello; Mariarosaria Valente Background: In addition to determining the cumulative incidence and risk factors for early seizures (ES), late seizures (LS) and post stroke epilepsy (PSE), we aimed...

...Alejandro Méndez-Ayala; Daniel Nariño; Diego Rosselli Background: Epilepsy lays an important burden on healthcare systems and society in general. Disability adjusted life years (DALYs) have been developed to compare the burden of this disease both between conditions and between geographical...