[Incidence of seizures and therapy course in the light of a follow-up study of 2 representative groups of epileptics].
The follow-up study reported covered two representative groups of epileptics: 289 known epileptics (group Z) and 82 cases found in a sample of general population in Warsaw (group T). During 2--3 years of follow-up the frequency of seizures has changed in 40% of cases: the percent of patients improved exceeding significantly that of patients with worsening or relapse. The remaing 60% of cases consisted of two almost equally numerous groups: patients with unchanged frequency of seizures and those free from seizures for years. Cases of milder epilepsy were underrepresented among the patients on medication but it is stressed that it was particularly difficult to obtain data on such cases (migrations, refusals). The frequency of relapses in the untreated group reached 10% in group Z and 5% in group. T. Many untreated epileptics continue to have epileptic seizures, usually rare.
D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000188:drug therapy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D012008:Recurrence; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous
D000925:Anticoagulants
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