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Document type:
Journal Article; Article
Author(s):
Storz, Corinna; Meindl, Michael; Matuja, William; Schmutzhard, Erich; Winkler, Andrea S
Title:
Community-based prevalence and clinical characteristics of febrile seizures in Tanzania.
Abstract:
The prevalence of febrile seizures (FSs) and epilepsy are often reported to be higher in sub-Saharan Africa. Furthermore, several studies describe complex features of FSs as risk factors for the development of subsequent epilepsy.During the period from 2002 to 2004 door-to-door studies with supplementary data collection were conducted in three different areas of Tanzania, examining the prevalence of FSs in 7,790 children between the age of 2 mo and 7 y at the time of the interview. The informati...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Pediatr Res
Year:
2015
Journal volume:
77
Journal issue:
4
Pages contribution:
591-6
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1038/pr.2015.3
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25580743
Print-ISSN:
0031-3998
TUM Institution:
Neurologische Klinik und Poliklinik
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