Neurocognitive correlates of seizure disorders in preschool children from rural Kenya: A population-based study

Authors

Symon M Kariuki, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya
Amina Abubakar, Aga Khan UniversityFollow
Martha Kombe, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya
Charles RJC Newton, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

Document Type

Article

Department

Institute for Human Development

Abstract

Background: Seizure disorders and mental health problems are common and comorbid in preschool children from Africa. Although the comorbidity between seizure disorders and mental health problems may be a marker of neurological dysfunction, the neuropsychological correlates of seizure disorders have not been examined in preschool from Africa.

Comments

This work was published after the author joined Aga Khan University.

Publication (Name of Journal)

Epilepsia

Recommended Citation

Kariuki, S., Abubakar, A., Kombe, M., Newton, C. (2019). Neurocognitive correlates of seizure disorders in preschool children from rural Kenya: A population-based study. Epilepsia, 60(S2), 234-234.
Available at: https://ecommons.aku.edu/eastafrica_ihd/58