Neurology in Developing Countries

A Retrospective Observational Study Of Eeg Findings in a Tertiary Care Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh

“…8 The probable reason for the missing peak in the older age group in many Asian countries is due to the fact that most of the population are younger compared to the number of old people. 8,9 The trend in the point prevalence of active epilepsy by 10-year age groups is consistent with previous reports. 10 Sex, while not commonly thought to affect the occurrence of epilepsy, may contribute to differences in epilepsy incidence.…”

A Retrospective Observational Study Of Eeg Findings in a Tertiary Care Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh

“…8 The probable reason for the missing peak in the older age group in many Asian countries is due to the fact that most of the population are younger compared to the number of old people. 8,9 The trend in the point prevalence of active epilepsy by 10-year age groups is consistent with previous reports. 10 Sex, while not commonly thought to affect the occurrence of epilepsy, may contribute to differences in epilepsy incidence.…”

Antiepileptic drug utilization in Bangladesh: experience from Dhaka Medical College Hospital

“…Except for Shanghai in China, most of the Asian countries have younger patients with epilepsy. The probable reason for the missing peak in the older age group in many Asian countries is due to the fact that most of the population are younger compared to number of old people [16,17]. Similar to reports from other Asian countries, there was slightly male predominance [18].…”

Evaluation of Drug Utilization and Analysis of Anti- Epileptic Drugs at Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital

“…The probable reason for the missing peak in the older age group in many Asian countries is due to the fact that most of the population are younger compared to number of elderly which is true in Indian context also. 12,13 There was large number of generalized seizures (51%) among our study subjects followed by partial seizures (21%). Our studies were similar to the reports from most of the Asian countries, 14 where generalized seizures ranges from 50-60% and partial seizures from 31-50%.…”

A Retrospective Observational Study Of Eeg Findings in a Tertiary Care Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh

“…8 The probable reason for the missing peak in the older age group in many Asian countries is due to the fact that most of the population are younger compared to the number of old people. 8,9 The trend in the point prevalence of active epilepsy by 10-year age groups is consistent with previous reports. 10 Sex, while not commonly thought to affect the occurrence of epilepsy, may contribute to differences in epilepsy incidence.…”

Antiepileptic drug utilization in Bangladesh: experience from Dhaka Medical College Hospital

“…Except for Shanghai in China, most of the Asian countries have younger patients with epilepsy. The probable reason for the missing peak in the older age group in many Asian countries is due to the fact that most of the population are younger compared to number of old people [16,17]. Similar to reports from other Asian countries, there was slightly male predominance [18].…”

Evaluation of Drug Utilization and Analysis of Anti- Epileptic Drugs at Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital

“…The probable reason for the missing peak in the older age group in many Asian countries is due to the fact that most of the population are younger compared to number of elderly which is true in Indian context also. 12,13 There was large number of generalized seizures (51%) among our study subjects followed by partial seizures (21%). Our studies were similar to the reports from most of the Asian countries, 14 where generalized seizures ranges from 50-60% and partial seizures from 31-50%.…”

A Retrospective Observational Study Of Eeg Findings in a Tertiary Care Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh

“…8 The probable reason for the missing peak in the older age group in many Asian countries is due to the fact that most of the population are younger compared to the number of old people. 8,9 The trend in the point prevalence of active epilepsy by 10-year age groups is consistent with previous reports. 10 Sex, while not commonly thought to affect the occurrence of epilepsy, may contribute to differences in epilepsy incidence.…”

Antiepileptic drug utilization in Bangladesh: experience from Dhaka Medical College Hospital

“…Except for Shanghai in China, most of the Asian countries have younger patients with epilepsy. The probable reason for the missing peak in the older age group in many Asian countries is due to the fact that most of the population are younger compared to number of old people [16,17]. Similar to reports from other Asian countries, there was slightly male predominance [18].…”

Evaluation of Drug Utilization and Analysis of Anti- Epileptic Drugs at Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital

“…The probable reason for the missing peak in the older age group in many Asian countries is due to the fact that most of the population are younger compared to number of elderly which is true in Indian context also. 12,13 There was large number of generalized seizures (51%) among our study subjects followed by partial seizures (21%). Our studies were similar to the reports from most of the Asian countries, 14 where generalized seizures ranges from 50-60% and partial seizures from 31-50%.…”