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Epilepsy in Older People in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review

BACKGROUND: Over one-fourth of new onset epilepsy occurs after age 60. However, the burden of epilepsy and other seizure disorders among this special population in Africa is largely unknown, despite a growingnumber of elderly persons on the continent. This study aimed to assess the prevalence and ri...

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Autores principales:	Bongomin, Felix, Katabira, Elly, Sajatovic, Martha, Kaddumukasa, Mark
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Dove 2021
Materias:	Review
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8286078/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34285490 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S322884

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