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Prevalence and correlates of diagnosed and undiagnosed epilepsy and migraine headache among people with severe psychiatric disorders in Ethiopia.

Getinet AyanoSileshi DemelashZegeye YohannesKibrom HaileLight TsegayAbel TesfayeKelemua HaileMikias TuluBelachew TsegayeMelat SolomonGetahun HibdyeDawit AssefaBerihun Assefa Dachew
Published in: PloS one (2020)
Whilst the prevalence estimates of neurological disorders with episodic manifestations including epilepsy and migraine headache was high among people with SPD, the vast majority of them remained undiagnosed. The diagnosis rates of those disorders were significantly low, perhaps surprisingly zero for migraine headache. High WHODAS score was associated with increased odds of having neurological disorders. Routine screening and management of epilepsy and migraine headache are imperative among people with SPD.
Keyphrases
  • risk factors
  • early onset
  • clinical practice
  • blood brain barrier
  • cerebral ischemia