TY - JOUR
T1 - Epidemiology of epilepsy
T2 - Prevalence, impact, comorbidity and disparities
AU - Wiebe, Samuel
AU - Camfield, Peter
AU - Jetté, Nathalie
AU - Burneo, Jorge G.
PY - 2009/8/1
Y1 - 2009/8/1
N2 - This is a summary of four presentations on epidemiological aspects of Epilepsy in children and adults in Canada, given at the Canadian League Against Epilepsy 30th anniversary meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia in October 2007. Dr. S. Wiebe discusses the burden of epilepsy, Dr, P. Camfield addresses the epidemiology of epilepsy in children, Dr. N. Jetté provides an overview of comorbidity and epidemiological surveillance in epilepsy, and Dr. Burneo explores the area of disparities in epilepsy. The summary is intended as a brief overview of these aspects, with particular emphasis on available Canadian data.
AB - This is a summary of four presentations on epidemiological aspects of Epilepsy in children and adults in Canada, given at the Canadian League Against Epilepsy 30th anniversary meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia in October 2007. Dr. S. Wiebe discusses the burden of epilepsy, Dr, P. Camfield addresses the epidemiology of epilepsy in children, Dr. N. Jetté provides an overview of comorbidity and epidemiological surveillance in epilepsy, and Dr. Burneo explores the area of disparities in epilepsy. The summary is intended as a brief overview of these aspects, with particular emphasis on available Canadian data.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=69249211224&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Article
C2 - 19760894
AN - SCOPUS:69249211224
SN - 0317-1671
VL - 36
SP - S7-S16
JO - Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences
JF - Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences
IS - SUPPL. 2
ER -