[Epidemiology of epilepsy in sub-Saharan Africa: a review]
| Autor: | Ngoungou, E. B., Quet, F., Dubreuil, C. M., Benoit MARIN, Houinato, D., Nubukpo, P., Dalmay, F., Millogo, A., Nsengiyumva, G., Kouna-Ndouongo, P., Diagana, M., Ratsimbazafy, V., Druet-Cabanac, M., Preux, P. M. |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Département de Parasitologie, Mycologie et Médecine Tropicale, Faculté de Médecine-Université de Libreville, Neuroépidémiologie Tropicale et Comparée (NETEC), Génomique, Environnement, Immunité, Santé, Thérapeutique (GEIST FR CNRS 3503)-Institut d'Epidémiologie Neurologique et de Neurologie Tropicale-Université de Limoges (UNILIM), Unité Fonctionnelle de Recherche Clinique et de Biostatistique (UFRCB), CHU Limoges, Service Universitaire de la Formation Permanente (SUFOP), Université de Limoges (UNILIM), Laboratoire de Biostatistique et d'Informatique Médicale, Unité d'Enseignement et de Recherche de Neurologie, Faculté des sciences de la santé-University of Abomey Calavi (UAC), Hôpital Psychiatrique La Valette, Service de Neurologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Souro Sanou [Bobo-Dioulasso] (CHUSS), Centre National de Référence en matière de VIH SIDA, Université de Bujumbura, CH Libreville, Centre Neuro-Psychiatrique de Nouakchott, Service de Pharmacie Centrale [CHU Limoges], Service de Santé au Travail [CHU Limoges], Unité Fonctionnelle Registre Général des Cancers du Limousin (UFRGC), Gandois, Catherine |
| Jazyk: | francouzština |
| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Epilepsy
MESH: Humans Incidence MESH: Parasitic Diseases [SDV.SPEE] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Santé publique et épidémiologie MESH: Epilepsy parasitic diseases Parasitic Diseases Prevalence Humans [SDV.MP.PAR]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Microbiology and Parasitology/Parasitology [SDV.SPEE]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Santé publique et épidémiologie MESH: Africa South of the Sahara MESH: Incidence Africa South of the Sahara [SDV.MP.PAR] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Microbiology and Parasitology/Parasitology MESH: Prevalence |
| Zdroj: | Santé (Montrouge, France) Santé (Montrouge, France), 2006, 16 (4), pp.225-38 ResearcherID |
| Popis: | Epilepsy is, above all tropical, moreover, very african in its frequency and gravity. Data on the prevalence of epilepsy shows it to be two or three times more prevalent in tropical zones than in industrialized countries in non tropical areas, however it is rare to find data on the incidence and prognosis of epilepsy in sub-Saharan Africa. It is difficult to determine the relative contribution of each of the causes of epilepsy. Only a few case-control studies have been carried out in sub-Saharan Africa. Infectious diseases, in particular parasitic diseases such as neurocysticercosis or cerebral malaria, seem to be the cause of the majority of the cases of epilepsy. However it is necessary to do additional epidemiological studies to determine the etiologies of epilepsy more precisely in sub-Saharan Africa. |
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