Epilepsy: key references and evidence

References

Brodie MJ, Kwan P. Epilepsy in elderly people. BMJ 2005;331:1317-22.

Forsgren L., Beghi E., Oun A. et al. The epidemiology of epilepsy in Europe - a systematic review. European Journal of Neurology 2005;12 (4): 245-53.   This review estimates that the prevalence of active epilepsy is 4.5-5.0 per 1000 among children and adolescents in Europe, six per 1000 among those aged 20-64 years and seven per 1000 among those aged 65 years and older. Based on European studies annual incidence rates were estimated at 70 per 100,000 among children and adolescents, 30 per 100,000 among those aged 20-64 years and 100 per 100,000 among those 65 years and older.

Sander J. The epidemiology of epilepsy revisited. Curr Opin Neurol 2003;16:165-170.

Stephen LJ, Brodie MJ. Epilepsy in elderly people. Lancet 2000;355:1441-6.

Wallace H, Shorvon S, Tallis R. Age-specific incidence and prevalence rates of treated epilepsy in an unselected population of 2 052 922 and age-specific fertility rates of women with epilepsy. Lancet 1998; 352:1970-73

Effectiveness evidence

ScotPHO's purpose is to describe the pattern of health across the Scottish population. As a supplementary service to users, we include the following links to external sources of quality-assured evidence on effectiveness of interventions which may include relevant material for this topic. These links are provided as an aid to users. They are by no means exhaustive nor should they be necessarily viewed as authoritative.

NHS Health Scotland: Scottish Briefings on NICE public health guidance - Index page

NHS Evidence: Public health evidence - Home page

Centre for Reviews and Dissemination - Home page

Cochrane Reviews - Topic index page

EPPI-Centre: Evidence library - Home page

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidance - Topic index page

Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) - Home page