TY  - JOUR
TT  - The prevalence of epilepsy in Denizli city center
AU  - Kılınçer, Ahmet
AU  - Erdoğan, Çağdaş
AU  - Ergin, Ahmet
AU  - Acar, Göksemin
AU  - Şahiner, Türker
PY  - 2012
DA  - October
JF  - Pamukkale Medical Journal
JO  - Pam Tıp Derg
PB  - Pamukkale Üniversitesi
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 1308-0865
SP  - 110
EP  - 114
IS  - 3
KW  - Epilepsi
KW  - prevelans
KW  - epidemiyoloji
N2  - OBJECTIVE: In this study we aimed to evaluate the prevalence of epilepsy in Denizli, a city of Turkey, and to compare it with both studies from the world and Turkey.METHODS: With this purpose 4666 people were included to the study. Primarily they filled a questionnaire form face to face. The ones suggested to have seizure were evaluated by clinicians and EEG was performed.RESULTS: The prevalence of epilepsy was found 5.7 /1000 in Denizli. The beginning of the disease was more frequent in the first two decades.CONCLUSION: This prevalence value was lesser than the ones using the same questionnaire in Turkey suggesting a higher educational grade and development in Denizli. On the other hand when compared worldwide, the results were similar to the ones observed in the developing countries.
UR  - https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/patd/article/392760
L1  - https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/422491
ER  -