Adult convulsive status epilepticus in the developing country of Honduras
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Adult convulsive status epilepticus in the developing country of Honduras
Epidemiologic data on convulsive status epilepticus (CSE) is needed to develop preventative strategies. Epilepsy is one of the known risk factors for CSE. A systematic review of epidemiologic studies on status epilepticus (SE) completed in the United States and Europe reports that people with epilepsy account for less than 50% of cases of SE in all age groups. Less is known about the epidemiolo...
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عنوان ژورنال: Seizure
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1059-1311
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2010.05.007