Objective: To review population-based studies of the prevalence and incidence of epilepsy
worldwide and use meta-analytic techniques to explore factors that may explain …

Epilepsy is a chronic disease experienced by millions and a cause of substantial morbidity
and mortality. This review summarizes prevalence and incidence studies of epilepsy that …

Worldwide, about 65 million people are estimated to have epilepsy. Epidemiologic studies
are necessary to define the full public health burden of epilepsy; to set public health and …

Epilepsy is one of the most prevalent neurological conditions and it knows no age, racial,
social class, geographic, or national boundaries. The impact of epilepsy rests not only on the …

The epilepsies are one of the most common serious brain disorders, can occur at all ages,
and have many possible presentations and causes. Although incidence in childhood has …

Background The objective of this study is to conduct a systematic review of studies reporting
the frequency of neurocysticercosis (NCC) worldwide. Methods/Principal Findings PubMed …

Objective In order to more appropriately apply and understand the “epilepsy treatment
gap”(ETG) concept in current health systems, revised conceptual and operational definitions …

Neurocysticercosis, the infection of the human brain by the larvae of Taenia solium, is a
major cause of acquired epilepsy in most low-income countries. Cases of neurocysticercosis …

In many developing countries, people with epilepsy do not receive appropriate treatment for
their condition, a phenomenon called the treatment gap (TG). We carried out a systematic …

The reported incidence (rate of new cases in a population) of epilepsy is consistently lower
in high‐income than in lower‐income economies, whereas opinions vary regarding …