Childhood Secondary (Symptomatic) Epilepsy, Seizure Control, and Intellectual Handicap in a Nontropical Region of South Africa

Abstract

In a children's hospital outpatient population in the Western Cape region of South Africa, the prevalence of secondary epilepsy is higher than is found in developed countries. There is need within the community for preventive measures aimed at reducing the prevalence of perinatal insults, meningitis, tuberculosis, neurocysticercosis, and cerebral trauma.