title: High prevalence of eating epilepsy in Sri Lanka.
abstract: High prevalence of eating epilepsy has previously been reported from the Central Province of Sri Lanka, though it is considered to be a rare condition in the rest of the world. We prospectively studied 526 patients in a different province for seizure provoking factors. Eating epilepsy was found among 28 patients (5.3%) supporting previous observations.
authors: Ratnapura General Hospital, Ratnapura, Sri Lanka. gnrswr@sgh.com.sg
authors: Udaya
authors: U
authors: Seneviratne
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Seetha
authors: Rasika
authors: R
authors: Pathirana
authors: Padmamali
authors: P
authors: Rajapakse
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D004435:Eating; D020195:Epilepsy, Reflex / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013188:Sri Lanka / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants