Incidence of childhood and youth epilepsy: A population-based prospective cohort study utilizing current International League Against Epilepsy classifications for seizures, syndromes, and etiologies.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study was undertaken to describe incidence and distribution of seizures, etiologies, and epilepsy syndromes in the general child and youth population, using the current International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) classifications.

Methods

The study platform is the Norwegian Mother, Father, and Child Cohort Study (MoBa). Epilepsy cases were identified through registry linkages facilitated by Norway's universal health care system and mandatory reporting to the Norwegian Patient Registry. A standardized protocol guided medical record review, leading to validation of diagnoses and classification of seizures, epilepsy types, syndromes, and etiologies based on the latest ILAE criteria.

Results

MoBa included 111 365 participants aged 12-21 years by the end of

SUBMITTER: Vikin T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11908673 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature