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Incidence of adult epilepsy in Estonia
1Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, University of Tartu, Estonia. andre.oun@klinikum.ee
Purpose:
To estimate the main incidence-related characteristics of epilepsy in an adult population in Estonia. Epidemiologic data about epilepsy from central and eastern Europe is controversial.
Methods:
All existing databases and lists in the area were reviewed to identify all persons with newly diagnosed epilepsy aged > or =20 years during 3 years. Special attention was paid to extensive adoption of definitions and criteria proposed by Guidelines for epidemiologic studies.
Results:
Crude and age-adjusted incidence rates were 35 per 100,000 person-years. The age-specific rates tended to increase with advancing age. Of the seizure types, partial seizures had highest rates, 27 per 100,000. The largest syndromic categories were localization-related epilepsies. Risk factors for epilepsy were identified in 55.5% cases.
Conclusions:
Incidence-related characteristics in the adult population of Tartu was comparable with those reported from the developed countries. The predominance of localization-related syndromes and partial seizures is the result of age distribution of the study.
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