2021
DOI: 10.1159/000519544
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Secular Trends in the Incidence, Prevalence, and Medications for Epilepsy from 2007 to 2015 in Taiwan: A Nationwide Population-Based Study

Abstract: <b><i>Background:</i></b> Patients with epilepsy have a higher mortality rate than the general population. Up-to-date estimates of epilepsy incidence, prevalence, and medication use are critical to assist policymaking. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> Using the National Taiwan Insurance Research Database, the standardized incidence and prevalence of epilepsy were estimated in each calendar year from 2007 to 2015. We used the incident cases of epilepsy to analyze the change… Show more

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“…Epilepsy was considered present when the two following conditions were met: at least three outpatient visits with a clinical diagnosis of epilepsy (ICD‐9 code 345) or at least one hospitalization with a principal diagnosis of epilepsy, and receiving at least one prescription for ASMs at clinical visits (Chou et al., 2021 ).…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Epilepsy was considered present when the two following conditions were met: at least three outpatient visits with a clinical diagnosis of epilepsy (ICD‐9 code 345) or at least one hospitalization with a principal diagnosis of epilepsy, and receiving at least one prescription for ASMs at clinical visits (Chou et al., 2021 ).…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Early infantile developmental and epileptic encephalopathy (EIDEE) is a rare and severe form of epilepsy that typically presents during the first 3 months of life, with developmental impairment that becomes evident over time [ 1 ]. The incidence of seizures in neonates and infants is estimated to be 7/100,000 live births [ 2 , 3 ]. Common features of EIDEE include frequent seizures, developmental delays, and brain abnormalities.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%