Prevalence of Epilepsy in 10-Year-Olds

Abstract

The prevalence of epilepsy and seizure types among 10-year-old children in metropolitan Atlanta were ascertained from EEG laboratories and other sources and reported from the Centers for Public Health Research, Battelle; Division of Birth Defects, Center for Disease Control and Prevention; and Children’s Epilepsy Center, Scottish Rite Children’s Medical Center, Atlanta, GA.

Keywords

• lifetime prevalence
• mental retardation
• epilepsy and seizure