title: National General Practice Study of Epilepsy and Epileptic Seizures: objectives and study methodology of the largest reported prospective cohort study of epilepsy. National General Practice Study of Epilepsy and Epileptic Seizures (NGPSE).
abstract: Most available data on the prognosis of epileptic seizures come from hospital-based clinics in which patients with chronic or severe disease are over-represented. The National General Practice Study of Epilepsy and Epileptic Seizures is a large prospective community-based study of people with newly diagnosed seizures which aims to address questions related to the early prognosis of epilepsy. 275 general practitioners throughout the United Kingdom have registered a total of 1,195 patients. In this paper we discuss the background to the study and the methodology used.
authors: Chalfont Centre for Epilepsy, Chalfont St. Peter, Bucks, UK.
authors: Y M
authors: YM
authors: Hart
authors: J W
authors: JW
authors: Sander
authors: S D
authors: SD
authors: Sharvon
mesh_terms: D015331:Cohort Studies; D003625:Data Collection; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D011446:Prospective Studies; D006113:United Kingdom