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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Risk Factors for Epilepsy: Case‐Control Study in Nigerians
Epilepsia, Volume 28, No. 3, Year 1987
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Summary: : In a case‐control study we compared 155 Nigerians affected by epilepsy, with an equal number of controls matched for age and sex, with the aim of identifying risk factors of epilepsy. Febrile convulsions and head trauma (with odds ratios of 11.0 and 13.0, respectively) were significant risk factors (p < 0.01). Childhood immunizations were found associated with a decreased risk of epilepsy. None of the following factors was significantly associated with epilepsy: hemoglobinopathy, venereal disease, use of psychotropic drugs or alcohol, and cerebrovascular disease. Preventive measures for the risk factors identified are suggested as ways of reducing the burden of epilepsy in Nigeria. Copyright © 1987, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved
Authors & Co-Authors
Ogunniyi, Adesola O.
Nigeria, Ibadan
University College Hospital, Ibadan
United States, Bethesda
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Osuntokun, Benjamin O.
Nigeria, Ibadan
University College Hospital, Ibadan
Bademosi, Olajide Feyisara
Nigeria, Ibadan
University College Hospital, Ibadan
Adeuja, A. Olumade G.
Nigeria, Ibadan
University College Hospital, Ibadan
Schoenberg, Bruce S.
United States, Bethesda
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Statistics
Citations: 61
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/j.1528-1157.1987.tb04219.x
e-ISSN:
15281167
Research Areas
Maternal And Child Health
Substance Abuse
Study Locations
Nigeria