Estimating the active and lifetime prevalence and incidence of epilepsy in Asian Countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis

CONCLUSION: Our findings highlight a high prevalence of active and lifetime epilepsy in West Asia and emphasize the necessity of implementing and formulating specific strategies to tackle the epilepsy burden in this region. Furthermore, high-quality epidemiological studies incorporating economic burdens and comorbidities associated with epilepsy in Asia are still needed.PMID:38518674 | DOI:10.1016/j.yebeh.2024.109739

Source: Epilepsy and Behaviour - March 22, 2024 Category: Neurology Authors: Mohammed Safeer V S Jitendra Kumar Sahu Priyanka Madaan Sebastian F Winter Gus A Baker Dipika Bansal Source Type: research