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A systematic review of the epidemiology of epilepsy in Mexico during 1970 to 2020.

Gerardo Quiñones PesqueiraDaniel San JuanRosana Huerta AlbarránMaximo Leon VazquezGerardo Quiñones CanalesJorge Gonzalez Pesqueira
Published in: Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (2023)
Our results confirm a high prevalence of epilepsy in both urban and rural settings in Mexico that remain unchanged during the last 5 decades. All studies included in the present review showed multiple methodological limitations. New and robust epidemiological studies are needed to delineate the epidemiological profile of epilepsy in Mexico.
Keyphrases
  • case control
  • risk factors
  • temporal lobe epilepsy