title: Prevalence of epilepsy in children (a population survey report).
abstract: A population based epidemiologic study carried out in a lower socioeconomic suburb of Karachi, identified 23 children with epilepsy among 994 children (3-9 year old) surveyed for childhood disabilities. Nineteen had major epilepsy, 2 petitmal and one each had focal motor and myoclonic attacks. The high frequency of epilepsy may be due to consanguinity, central nervous system, infections and birth and accidental trauma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Aziz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hasan
authors.forename: K Z
authors.initials: KZ
authors.lastname: Hasan
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D010154:Pakistan / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires