Risk factors associated with new-onset epilepsy in young adults: Population-based study

Babunovska, Marija; Boskovski, Bojan; Kuzmanovski, I; Tanovska, Nikolina; Kiteva Trenchevska, Gordana; Cvetkovska, Emilija

doi:10.1016/j.yebeh.2021.108353

Risk factors associated with new-onset epilepsy in young adults: Population-based study

Journal

Epilepsy & behavior

Date Issued

2021-10-19

Author(s)

Babunovska, Marija

Boskovski, Bojan

Kuzmanovski, I

DOI

10.1016/j.yebeh.2021.108353

Abstract

Risk factors for childhood and late-onset epilepsy are thoroughly described in existing literature, while they are less defined and ambiguous for young adults. We aimed to evaluate the prevalence of various risk factors associated with new-onset epilepsy in adults aged 20-49 years. We included all incident cases in North Macedonia between 2015 and 2018.