Prevalence of epilepsy in Silivri, a rural area of Turkey

Karaagac N., Yeni S., Senocak M., Bozloulcay M., Savrun F., Ozdemir H., ...Daha Fazla

EPILEPSIA, cilt.40, sa.5, ss.637-642, 1999 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 40 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 1999
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1999.tb05567.x
  • Dergi Adı: EPILEPSIA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.637-642
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Purpose: To learn the prevalence of epilepsy in Silivri, a western town of Turkey, a randomized door-to-door survey was conducted using a standard questionnaire. The method of the study was adopted from the suggestions of the World Health Organization (WHO) for prevalence studies in developing countries, and the criteria were derived from Guide-lines Sor Epidemiologic Studies on Epilepsy proposed by the Commission on Epidemiology and Prognosis, the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) 1993.