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Prevalence of epilepsy in the rural area of the Bolivian Gran Chaco: Usefulness of telemedicine and impact of awareness campaigns

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to estimate the prevalence of epilepsy with Tonic–Clonic (TC) seizures in rural areas of the Bolivian Gran Chaco and to evaluate the usefulness of telemedicine in this context. METHODS: The study was carried out in the Isozo Area, southern‐eastern Bolivia. T...

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Autores principales:	Todaro, Valeria, Giuliano, Loretta, Cicero, Calogero Edoardo, Spina, Ludovica, Colli, Chiara, Cuellar, Senovia, Cosmi, Francesco, Vilte, Estela, Bartoloni, Alessandro, Crespo Gómez, Elizabeth Blanca, Nicoletti, Alessandra
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022
Materias:	Original Articles
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9977747/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36461651 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/epi4.12677

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