From: Characteristics of people with epilepsy in three Eastern African countries – a pooled analysis
Overall (n = 941); n (%)a | Focal onset seizures (n = 168); n (%) | Generalised onset seizures (n = 771); n (%) | Unclassified seizures (n = 2); n (%) | |
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Atrophy | 77 (8.2) | 10 (6.0) | 67 (8.7) | 0 (0) |
Hydrocephalus | 7 (0.7) | 2 (1.2) | 5 (0.6) | 0 (0) |
Post-ischaemic lesion | 74 (7.9) | 18 (10.7) | 56 (7.3) | 0 (0) |
Post-haemorrhagic lesion | 4 (0.4) | 0 (0) | 4 (0.5) | 0 (0) |
Traumatic lesion | 3 (0.3) | 3 (1.8) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Tumorous lesion | 7 (0.7) | 3 (1.8) | 4 (0.5) | 0 (0) |
NCC | 70 (7.4) | 16 (9.5) | 54 (7) | 0 (0) |
Other | 55 (5.8) | 19 (11.3) | 36 (4.7) | 0 (0) |
Unremarkable | 728 (77.4) | 109 (64.9) | 617 (80) | 2 (100) |