Drowning in people with epilepsy : How great is the risk?

People with epilepsy are known to be at increased risk of death by drowning but there are few data available regarding the size of the risk. We aimed to quantify the risk using meta-analysis. A literature search identified 51 cohorts of people with epilepsy in whom the number of deaths by drowning i...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Neurology 2008-08, Vol.71 (8), p.578-582
Hauptverfasser:	BELL, G. S, GAITATZIS, A, BELL, C. L, JOHNSON, A. L, SANDER, J. W
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Biological and medical sciences Cohort Studies Comorbidity Drowning - mortality Epilepsy - mortality Female Global Health Headache. Facial pains. Syncopes. Epilepsia. Intracranial hypertension. Brain oedema. Cerebral palsy Humans Incidence Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes) Neurology Prevalence Registries - statistics & numerical data Risk Assessment United Kingdom - epidemiology
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