Abstract
The prevalence of epilepsy in a population of 25171 assisted by USL Poggia/3 is resulting 4,2 cases per 1000. The patients have been recruited by signalling of 31 general practitioners. All the cases are subordinated to neurological examination; to everybody is confirmed the epilepsy diagnosis gathering informations about the diagnostic and therapeutic course of the illness. The males are: 67,9% and the females are: 32.1%; generalized seizures: 84% and partal seizures: 23,8%; patients treated by monotherapy: 62,3% and patients treated by politherapy: 37,7%.
Translated title of the contribution | The prevalence of epilepsy in the country of Foggia USL/3 |
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Original language | Italian |
Pages (from-to) | 303-304 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Bollettino - Lega Italiana contro l'Epilessia |
Issue number | 70-71 |
Publication status | Published - 1990 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology