title: [Evaluation of the prevalence of epilepsy in a military selection centre].
abstract: In France, all men aged 18 to 27 must enter the national military service. This enables epidemiological studies to be carried out in the field of childhood and adolescence diseases. We verified the diagnosis of epilepsy claimed by young recruits in a selection centre. The prevalence rates were evaluated at 2.87 to 3.8 per 1000. These figures are slightly inferior to the national exemption rate but close to the epilepsy prevalence rate in adolescence. The various biases in methodology and results are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Service de Neurophysiologie Clinique, HIA Val de Grâce, Paris.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jallon
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D015995:Prevalence
vernacular_title: Evaluation du taux de prévalence de l'épilepsie dans un centre de sélection de l'armée.