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A.07 Characterizing the epidemiology of epilepsy in Saskatchewan, Canada

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 June 2018

L Hernandez Ronquillo
Affiliation:
(Saskatoon)
L Thorpe
Affiliation:
(Saskatoon)
P Pahwa
Affiliation:
(Saskatoon)
J Tellez Zenteno
Affiliation:
(Saskatoon)
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Abstract

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Background: There is no available estimate of the incidence and mortality of epilepsy in all age groups in the Canadian population. This study aimed to measure the incidence, prevalence, mortality and the secular trends for epilepsy in Saskatchewan between 2005 and 2010. Methods: A population-based cohort study was established from Saskatchewan’s provincial health administrative data. The population was followed until termination of coverage, death, or 31 December 2010. Individuals with epilepsy were identified based on ICD codes algorithms from 2005 to 2010. Results: The age-standardized incidence of epilepsy was 62 per 100,000 person-year. The age-standardized incidence rate of epilepsy in self-declared Registered Indians was 122 per 100,000 person-year. There was a significant decrease in the incidence of epilepsy for all groups over the study period. The age-standardized prevalence of epilepsy was 9 per 1,000 people. There was a significant increase in the prevalence of epilepsy over this time period. The adjusted mortality rate was 0.023 per 1000 person-year, and the all-cause Standardized Mortality Ration for epilepsy was 2.45. The SMR remained constant over the six-year period of the study. Conclusions: This study is the first in Canada to measure the incidence and all-cause mortality of epilepsy in all age groups.

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© The Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences Inc. 2018