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. 1989 Dec:33 ( Pt 6):511-4.
doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.1989.tb01508.x.

Epilepsy in school children with intellectual impairments in Sheffield: the size and nature of the problem and the implications for service provision

C Shepherd  1 , G Hosking
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Epilepsy in school children with intellectual impairments in Sheffield: the size and nature of the problem and the implications for service provision

C Shepherd et al. J Ment Defic Res. 1989 Dec.

Abstract

This study analyses the prevalence and nature of epilepsy in all children between the ages of 5 and 16 years of age in the City of Sheffield with mild, moderate or severe intellectual impairments. An overall figure of 18% was obtained with a range of 7% for those with mild to moderate intellectual impairments to 67% for those with severe intellectual impairments and a physical disability. The severity of the epilepsy similarly varied with the most severe being in those with severe intellectual impairments and physical disabilities.

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