Research Article
Epidemiology of Epilepsy in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo
Table 1
Distribution of patients by age, sex, and family history of epilepsy and etiologic factor.
| Variable | Number (n = 177) | Percent |
| Age | | | <5 years | 21 | 11.8 | 5–9 years | 29 | 16.2 | 10–19 years | 53 | 29.7 | 20–29 years | 39 | 21.9 | 30–39 years | 15 | 8.4 | ≥40 years | 20 | 11.2 | Sex | | | Male | 101 | 57.1 | Female | 76 | 42.9 | Family history of epilepsy | | | Absent | 128 | 72.3 | Present | 49 | 27.7 | Etiologic factor | | | Not found | 109 | 61.6 | Neurocysticercosis | 18 | 10.2 | Meningitis | 17 | 9.6 | Perinatal causes | 14 | 7.9 | Head injury | 14 | 7.9 | Sickle cell disease | 2 | 1.1 | Stroke | 1 | 0.6 | Alcoholism | 1 | 0.6 | Meningioma | 1 | 0.6 |
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