Risk factors for epilepsy in rural Lao PDR: a case-control study.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
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2007 May; 38(3): 537-42
Artigo
em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-34891
ABSTRACT
The objective of this study was to assess the major etiologic categories of epilepsy in a rural district of the Lao PDR. Thirty-one newly identified patients with confirmed active epilepsy were compared with 124 controls, matched for gender, age and village residence. Risk factors for epilepsy were investigated with particular focus on cysticercosis serology. A history of head trauma (OR=4.7, p=0.05), family history of epilepsy (OR=12.8, p=0.03), and the use of human feces to fertilize domestic vegetable gardens (OR=4.9, p=0.04) were significantly associated with epilepsy. The study did not confirm any direct relation between epilepsy and cysticercosis serology. The cysticercosis seroprevalence was nil in the epilepsy group. This is the first study in the Lao PDR on epilepsy risk factors representing important data for the subregion. Parasitic, environmental, and behavioral factors of this traditional population deserve further studies to explain the missing link between epilepsy and cysticercosis.
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Índice:
IMSEAR (Sudeste Asiático)
Assunto principal:
População Rural
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Cisticercose
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Estudos de Casos e Controles
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Fatores de Risco
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Adolescente
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Adulto
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Epilepsia
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de etiologia
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Estudo observacional
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Estudo prognóstico
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Fatores de risco
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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