Risk of epilepsy following first unprovoked and acute seizures: Cohort study
First unprovoked seizures and acute seizures are associated with high risk for developing epilepsy. Neurological correlates for epilepsy risk following first unprovoked seizures should be investigated to inform epilepsy diagnosis and treatment.
Authors
- Charles R. Newton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6999-5507)
- Isaac John Egesa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0483-1517)
- Collins Kipkoech (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2381-7729)
- Symon M. Kariuki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3934-5132)
Institutions
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- Pwani University (KE)
- Kenya Medical Research Institute (KE)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- African Population and Health Research Center (KE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Epilepsia
- Published
- 2025-02-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/epi.18276
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Epilepsy research and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.41
Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- National Institute for Health and Care Research