ArticleeNeurologicalSci2021
Lifetime prevalence of epilepsy in urban Tanzania - A door-to-door random cluster survey.
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- EEG-Based Epileptic Seizure Detection via Machine/Deep Learning Approaches: A Systematic Review.Computational intelligence and neuroscience · 2022Pooled it
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- Modeling the determinants of attrition in a two-stage epilepsy prevalence survey in Nairobi using machine learning.Global epidemiology · 2025Article
- Attitudes and perceptions towards epilepsy in an onchocerciasis-endemic region of Tanzania: a mixed approach to determine the magnitude and driving factors.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Neurocysticercosis Prevalence and Characteristics in Communities of Sinda District in Zambia: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of epidemiology and global health · 2024Article
- Prevalence of all epilepsies in urban informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya: a two-stage population-based study.The Lancet. Global health · 2024Article
- Report of three patients with extensive neurocysticercosis in rural southern Tanzania: neurological, serological and neuroradiological findings.Journal of medical case reports · 2023Article
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- Characteristics of people with epilepsy and Neurocysticercosis in three eastern African countries-A pooled analysis.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2022Article
- Community-level prevalence of epilepsy and of neurocysticercosis among people with epilepsy in the Balaka district of Malawi: A cross-sectional study.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2022Article
- Epileptic Encephalopathy due to CACNA1A Variant: A Case Report and Diagnostic Challenges from Resource-Limited Settings.Case reports in neurologyArticle
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Abstract
objectivesEpileptic seizures and epilepsy in urban settings of low-income and middle-income countries (LMIC) are largely under-researched, but their prevalence is necessary for good healthcare planning. This study aimed to determine the lifetime prevalence of epileptic seizures and epilepsy in urban Dar es Salaam.
methodsNearly 50,000 people in former Kinondoni district, Dar es Salaam, were screened for epileptic seizures using a set of nine questions. Answers to these nine questions were categorized into generalized, focal, and unspecified seizures. Screening positivity rates were adjusted for questionnaire inaccuracy using two scenarios to analyse true epilepsy prevalences.
resultsOverall, 1085 (2.23%) people fulfilled the criteria for ever having had at least one type of epileptic seizure. Two-hundred-ninety-six (0.60%) people screened positive for generalized seizures, 986 (2.02%) for focal seizures, and 32 (0.07%) for unspecified seizures. Women more commonly screened positive than men (2.61% versus 1.72%,
conclusionThe prevalence of epilepsy, based on a questionnaire survey in urban Tanzania, was higher than previously observed, probably due to the screening questionnaire, which contained questions specifically designed to identify focal seizures. Further studies on epileptic seizures/epilepsy are needed for urban settings in LMIC, preferably with an integrated follow-up of positive cases.
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