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Poor Seizure Control Among Children Attending a Tertiary Hospital in South Western Uganda – A Retrospective Study

BACKGROUND: Seizure control among children with epilepsy (CWE) receiving anti-seizure medications (ASMs) remains a challenge in low-resource settings. Uncontrolled seizures are significantly associated with increased morbidity and mortality among CWE. This negatively impacts their quality of life an...

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Autores principales:	Namusisi, Jane, Kyoyagala, Stella, Nantongo, Josephine, Kyewalyanga, Mike, Sabiiti, Stephen, Murorunkwere, Angelique, Najjuma, Josephine Nambi, Nakibuuka, Jane, Kaddumukasa, Mark, Sajatovic, Martha, Kalubi, Peter
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Dove 2023
Materias:	Original Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10007866/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36915422 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S398318

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