title: Epilepsy among the homeless: prevalence and characteristics.
abstract: Homelessness is associated with several risk factors for epileptic seizures. Epilepsy is a stigmatizing condition, which can lead to problematic social adjustment and competence. We found a markedly higher prevalence of seizures among the homeless than that estimated in the general population, with a large majority of non-alcoholic etiology. Unexpected proportion of subject taking treatment and compliance rate call for reflection on the optimal management of epilepsy in this population.
authors.affiliation: Observatoire du samusocial de Paris, France. a.laporte@samusocial-75.fr
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Laporte
authors.forename: Anny
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rouvel-Tallec
authors.forename: Etienne
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Grosdidier
authors.forename: Sandrine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Carpentier
authors.forename: Chantal
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Benoît
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gérard
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Emmanuelli
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications*; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010297:Paris / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology