title: Prevalence of epilepsy in northeast Madrid.
abstract: During a period of 42 months, we studied the prevalence of epilepsy in a specific health district, composing by four towns with 98,405 inhabitants older than 10 years. This has been accomplished by a two-phase cross-sectional study. The prevalence rate observed was 4.12/1000 inhabitants for all types of epilepsy. No significant differences were found between the sexes. Sixty-three per cent of affected individuals had partial seizures, with a confirmed cause in 45%. Fifty-five patients with single unprovoked seizures, were also identified but not included in the prevalence rate.
authors.affiliation: Jaime Vera, Coslada University Hospital Princesa, U.A.M. Madrid, Spain. lramosc@meditex.es
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Luengo
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Parra
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Colás
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rámos
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Carreras
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Fernández-Pozos
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Muñoz
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Hernando
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004828:Epilepsies, Partial / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology