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The Epidemiology of the Comorbidity of Epilepsy in the General Population
Epilepsia · 2004 · Vol. 45(12) · pp. 1613–1622
Athanasios Gaitatzis✉Kevin Carroll(Office for National Statistics)Azeem Majeed(Imperial College London)Josemir W. Sander(University College London)
Abstract
The prevalence ratio of many common psychiatric and somatic conditions is increased in adults with epilepsy who consult a primary care physician in the U.K. These findings may have implications in the diagnosis and management of epilepsy and coexisting conditions, as well as in health care provision.
Epilepsy research and treatmentPharmacological Effects and Toxicity StudiesDrug Transport and Resistance MechanismsEpilepsyMedicineEpidemiologyPopulationComorbidityPediatricsCohortDementiaDiseasePsychiatry
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AdolescentAdultAgedMental DisordersCross-Sectional StudiesEpidemiologyEpilepsyFamily PracticeFemaleUnited KingdomHumansMaleMiddle AgedCohort StudiesComorbidity
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