Prevalence of Epilepsy in the University Students Representing a Young Adult Population With Normal Intelligence

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dc.contributor.authorHuseyinoglu, Nergiz
dc.contributor.authorPalanci, Yilmaz
dc.contributor.authorGunes, Nurettin
dc.contributor.authorOzlece, Hatice Kose
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-24T17:27:42Z
dc.date.available2024-04-24T17:27:42Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.departmentDicle Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractObjectives: Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological diseases and involves about 69 million patients worldwide. Especially in young adults, the social and private burden of epilepsy is high. The young adult population of Eastern Turkey has not been investigated with respect to the prevalence and risk factors of epilepsy. For these reasons we aimed to investigate the prevalence and some risk factors of active epilepsy in Kafkas University students as representatives the young adults of Eastern Turkey with normal intelligence. Methods: The sample size for our study of consisted of a minimum of 1135 students. A total of 2000 questionnaires were distributed among the students and 1829 were accepted for statistical analysis. 43 students were identified as possibly having epilepsy and invited for further investigation. As a result, 7 participants were determined to have active epilepsy. Results: The point prevalence of active defined epilepsy on December 30, 2010 was estimated to be 3.8/ 1000 for both sexes. The statistical analysis identified a history of febrile seizures and head trauma to be significant as risk factors for the development of epilepsy, while gender, family history of epilepsy, financial status, history of prematurity, cesarean or vaginal birth and parental consanguinity were not significant risk factors for epilepsy. Conclusion: We can conclude that the prevalence of epilepsy in young adults in the eastern region of Turkey is comparable to those in developed countries.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.5505/epilepsi.2014.81905
dc.identifier.endpage60en_US
dc.identifier.issn1300-7157
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.startpage53en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.5505/epilepsi.2014.81905
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11468/20151
dc.identifier.volume20en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000408851900002
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.language.isotren_US
dc.publisherKare Publen_US
dc.relation.ispartofEpilepsi
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectEpilepsyen_US
dc.subjectPrevalenceen_US
dc.subjectRisk Factorsen_US
dc.subjectYoung Adulten_US
dc.titlePrevalence of Epilepsy in the University Students Representing a Young Adult Population With Normal Intelligenceen_US
dc.titlePrevalence of Epilepsy in the University Students Representing a Young Adult Population With Normal Intelligence
dc.typeArticleen_US

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