Prevalence, causes, and behavioral and emotional comorbidities of acute symptomatic seizures in Africa: A critical review.

ABSTRACT: Seizures with fever includes both febrile seizures (due to nonneurological febrile infections) and acute symptomatic seizures (due to neurological febrile infections). The cumulative incidence (lifetime prevalence) of febrile seizures in children aged ≤6 years is 2-5% in American and European studies, but there are no community-based data on acute symptomatic seizures in Africa. The incidence of acute symptomatic seizures in sub-Saharan Africa is more than twice that in high-income countries. However, most studies of acute symptomatic seizures from Africa are based on hospital samples or do not conduct surveys in demographic surveillance systems, which underestimates the burden. It is difficult to differentiate between febrile seizures and acute symptomatic seizures in Africa, especially i

SUBMITTER: Kariuki SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5939456 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature