High prevalence of eating epilepsy in Sri Lanka
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High prevalence of eating epilepsy has previously been reported from the Central Province of Sri Lanka, though it is considered to be a rare condition in the rest of the world. We prospectively studied 526 patients in a different province for seizure provoking factors. Eating epilepsy was found among 28 patients (5.3%) supporting previous observations.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Seizure
دوره 12 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003