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During a period of 42 months, we studied the prevalence of epilepsy in a specific health district, composing by four towns with 98,405 inhabitants older than 10 years. This has been accomplished by a two-phase cross-sectional study. The prevalence rate observed was 4.12/1000 inhabitants for all types of epilepsy. No significant differences were found between the sexes. Sixty-three per cent of affected individuals had partial seizures, with a confirmed cause in 45 %. Fifty-five patients with single unprovoked seizures, were also identified but not included in the prevalence rate.
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Received: 10 November 1999 / Received in revised form: 6 February 2001 / Accepted: 6 March 2001
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Luengo, A., Parra, J., Colás, J. et al. Prevalence of Epilepsy in Northeast Madrid. J Neurol 248, 762–767 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004150170091
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s004150170091