Prevalence and risk factors of epilepsy among school children in Kayseri City Center, an urban area in Central Anatolia, Turkey

CANPOLAT, MEHMET; KUMANDAŞ, SEFER; Poyrazoglu, Hatice; GÜMÜŞ, HAKAN; Elmali, Ferhan; PER, HÜSEYİN

doi:10.1016/j.seizure.2014.05.012

Prevalence and risk factors of epilepsy among school children in Kayseri City Center, an urban area in Central Anatolia, Turkey

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CANPOLAT M., KUMANDAŞ S., Poyrazoglu H. G., GÜMÜŞ H., Elmali F., PER H.

SEIZURE-EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPILEPSY, vol.23, no.9, pp.708-716, 2014 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 23 Issue: 9
Publication Date: 2014
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.seizure.2014.05.012
Journal Name: SEIZURE-EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPILEPSY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.708-716
Keywords: Epilepsy, Prevalence, Child, Kayseri, Turkey, UNPROVOKED SEIZURES, RURAL AREA, NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS, NIGERIAN AFRICANS, COMMUNITY, EPIDEMIOLOGY, POPULATION, ROCHESTER, DISTRICT, MINNESOTA
Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: To investigate the prevalence of epilepsy in schoolchildren aged 7-17 in the province of Kayseri together with the accompanying risk factors.