Prevalence of Epilepsy in Children of Multnomah County, Oregon

Abstract

The prevalence of epilepsy among children in the third grade in Multnomah County, Oregon, was investigated by use of a questionnaire similar tothat used by Rose et al. (1973). Of the 7,039 potential respondents, 5,317 (75.5%) responded to the questionnaire. A stratified random sample of 161 children was drawn from the respondents, and of these 129 (80%) underwent physical and EEG examinations. This replication of the study by Rose et al. (1973) yielded prevalence estimates which were somewhat lower than those reported by Rose et al. for Washington County, Maryland. Our findings suggest that the questionnaire method of estimating the prevalence of epilepsy has promise; further investigation of the method is in progress.

Febrile Seizures

“…The population studied also differs. It may be the general population (the present study, the Chinese study, the Rochester, Minn, study [9], and the Guam study [10]), or a cohort study (N CPP, Kaiser Health Plan), or schoolchil dren o f a particular class [ 11 ] or patients in a medical clinic or hospital.…”

Comparative Epidemiology of Epilepsy in Pakistan and Turkey: Population‐Based Studies Using Identical Protocols

“…Very few published epidemiological studies have been conducted in different countries using identical protocols. This is especially true in technologically disadvantaged and economically poor countries (8)(9)(10).…”

Epilepsy: some epidemiological aspects

“…Two other projects in the United States, the first in Washington County, Maryland (Rose et al 1973), the second in Multnomah County, Oregon (Meighan et al 1976), raise further intriguing questions about the possibility of true ethnic or geographic variations in the frequency of seizure disorders. These studies, although undertaken by separate teams, utilized nearly identical case finding methods involving mailed questionnaires.…”