Epidemiological study of epilepsy from a tertiary care hospital in kingdom of Saudi Arabia

R Shahid, S Nazish, A Zafar, D Aljafaari… - Neurosciences …, 2018 - nsj.org.sa
Objectives: To identify the types of seizures and describe the clinical features, EEG and
radiological findings among patients with epilepsy. Methods: In this retrospective …

[PDF][PDF] Prevalence of Etiological Factors in Adult Patients With Epilepsy in a Tertiary Care Hospital in the Western Region of Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study

S Makkawi, FS Alshehri, AA Malaikah, AM Alghamdi… - Cureus, 2023 - cureus.com
Background Epilepsy is a chronic neurologic condition with different risk factors and genetic
predispositions. It is characterized by the occurrence of an epileptic seizure. To our …

The prevalence of epilepsy and other seizure disorders in an Arab population: a community-based study

S Al Rajeh, A Awada, O Bademosi, A Ogunniyi - Seizure, 2001 - Elsevier
Purpose: To determine the prevalence of epilepsy and other convulsive disorders and the
causes of symptomatic epilepsies in a Saudi Arabian population. Methods: Door to door …

A community based epidemiological study of epilepsy in Assiut Governorate/Egypt

EM Khedr, OA Shawky, MA Ahmed, NA Elfetoh… - Epilepsy research, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The aim of the study was to estimate the prevalence of different types of
epilepsy and their possible risk factors in the region of the Assiut Governorate/Egypt …

A systematic review of the epidemiology of epilepsy in Arab countries

HTS Benamer, DG Grosset - Epilepsia, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
In this report the epidemiologic aspects of epilepsy in Arab countries are systematically
reviewed. MEDLINE and Embase were searched, and six papers were identified: one …

Clinical features of epilepsy at 2 referral hospitals in Northern Iran

MR Yazdi, MMF Baf, A Afsari, A Alipour… - Neurosciences …, 2015 - nsj.org.sa
Objective: To investigate the demographic and clinical characteristics of epilepsy in 2
referral hospitals in northern Iran. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we evaluated 300 …

Community-based epidemiological study of epilepsy in the Qena governorate in Upper Egypt, a door-to-door survey

G Fawi, EM Khedr, NA El-Fetoh, MN Thabit… - Epilepsy Research, 2015 - Elsevier
Background The aim of this study is to estimate the epidemiological features of epilepsy in a
representative governorate of Upper Egypt. Materials and methods A door-to-door …

Epidemiology of epilepsy in fayoum governorate, Egypt: a community-based study

WY Abdel-Whahed, HA Shaheen… - The Egyptian Family …, 2022 - efmj.journals.ekb.eg
Background Epilepsy is a major public health problem affecting nearly 70 million people
worldwide. There is a lack of data about the prevalence of epilepsy in Fayoum, Egypt …

[PDF][PDF] Etiology and types of seizures in patients presenting to a tertiary care hospital in Karachi: A cross-sectional study

W Jawaid, Q Nisa, SR Umer, SJ Barry, A Qureshi… - Cureus, 2020 - cureus.com
Epilepsy is a burdensome disorder for affected individuals and community. There is limited
data available on the epidemiological aspects of seizures in Pakistan and further research is …

[HTML][HTML] Etiological profile of new-onset seizures among adult Egyptians

MH Mahmoud, EM Awad, AK Mohamed… - The Egyptian Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Background New-onset seizure (NOS) is defined as the first seizure within a 24-h period
ever experienced by the patient. A first-ever seizure can be the first manifestation of …