Etiologies of epilepsy: a comprehensive review

@article{Bhalla2011EtiologiesOE,
  title={Etiologies of epilepsy: a comprehensive review},
  author={Devender Bhalla and Bertrand Godet and Michel Druet‐Cabanac and Pierre-Marie Preux},
  journal={Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics},
  year={2011},
  volume={11},
  pages={861 - 876}
}
Epilepsy is a heterogeneous disorder, the symptoms of which are preventable and controllable to some extent. Significant inter- and intra-country differences in incidence and prevalence exist because multiple etiologic factors are implicated. Many past reviews have addressed sole etiologies. We considered a comprehensive view of all etiologies (genetic/structural/metabolic) to be significant for both the developing and the developed world as well as routine clinical/epidemiology practice. We… Expand
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