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The Epidemiology of Epilepsy in Rochester, Minnesota, 1935 Through 1967

Epilepsia · 1975 · Vol. 16(1) · pp. 1–66

W. Allen Hauser✉(Mayo Clinic)Leonard T. Kurland(Mayo Clinic)

Abstract

SUMMARY Other demographic studies of epilepsy have revealed mean annual incidence rates ranging from 17/100,000 (Sato, 1964) to 70/100,000 (Pond et al., 1960) and prevalence rates from 2.8/S, OOO to as high as 15/1,000. Comprehensive review of their methods indicates that, although rates may indeed differ among different populations, a major problem is the wide variation in the completeness of case ascertainment and the definitions of epilepsy used.

Epilepsy research and treatmentEpilepsyEpidemiologyDemographyMedicineIncidence (geometry)GerontologyPediatricsPsychiatryInternal medicineMathematics

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AdolescentAdultAge FactorsAgedChildChild, PreschoolDeath CertificatesEpilepsyEpilepsies, PartialEpilepsy, Tonic-ClonicEpilepsy, AbsenceEpilepsy, Temporal LobeEpilepsy, Post-TraumaticFemaleFever

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