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[Epilepsy in the Split-Dalmatia county--prevalence and therapeutic approaches]
Nikica Pezelj1, Marina Titlić, Ivo Lusić
1Medicinski fakultet Sveucilista u Splitu, Split.
Abstract:
The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of epilepsy in the Split-Dalmatia County. The study was carried out in a sample of 140,493 County inhabitants. There were 883 epilepsy patients in the study sample, showing a male predominance. The prevalence of epilepsy was 6.29/1,000 inhabitants, roughly corresponding to the results recorded in other populations. The highest prevalence was found in Vrlika, where patients with severe mental retardation are institutionalized. Other places showed a uniform distribution. The mean patient age was 41.02b +/- 3.4 years, with a mean of 1.33 drugs per patient. There was no statistically significant sex difference in the number of drugs used. The largest number of patients were on monotherapy, wherease only 0.45% of patients were taking no therapy at all. Study results are consistent to those reported in developed countries.
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