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Epilepsy in Young People:23 Year Follow Up of the British National Child Development Study BMJ 316:339-342, Kurtz,Z.,et al, 1998 See this aricle in Pubmed Article Abstract 124 young people had a confirmed diagnosis of epilepsy during their first 23 years(cumulative incidence 8.4 per 1000;95%confidence interval 6.8 to 10.0).Six had died by age 23.46(37%)had neurological impairment of another major health problem in addition to epilepsy.The]prevalence of active epilepsy at age 23 was 6.3 per 1000(4.9 to 7.7).A wide variety of seizure disorders is included under the term epilepsy.A third of cases had generalized seizures.In only a quarter was the onset of seizures attributed to a specific cause.Children with additional health problems were more likely to continue to have seizures in early adult life than those with epilepsy alone.One in 8 were prescribed drug treatment for 6 years or more after their last seizure.All deaths occurred in young adults over the age of 16.

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