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Risk of convulsive epilepsy following acute seizures in Kenyan children
OBJECTIVE: The prevalence of epilepsy is high in Africa, and people with epilepsy often have a history of acute seizures. We determined whether acute seizures are associated with risk for epilepsy in rural Africa, where both conditions are common and may have shared risk factors. METHODS: A total of...
Autores principales: | Bistervels, Ingrid M., Kariuki, Symon M., Newton, Charles R. J. C. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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John Wiley and Sons Inc.
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5719838/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29588934 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/epi4.12013 |
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