Epilepsy

David Mabey: Affiliation:
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Martin W. Weber: Affiliation:
World Health Organization
Moffat Nyirenda: Affiliation:
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Dorothy Yeboah-Manu: Affiliation:
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana
Jackson Orem: Affiliation:
Uganda Cancer Institute, Kampala
Laura Benjamin: Affiliation:
University College London
Michael Marks: Affiliation:
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Nicholas A. Feasey: Affiliation:
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

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Acknowledgement to Martin C. Prevett and Charles R. Newton for their previous version of this chapter in the 4th edition.

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Information: Principles of Medicine in Africa , pp. 651 - 667

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009052733.070 [Opens in a new window]

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Chapter 69 - Epilepsy