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The Canadian Epilepsy Database and Registry

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

R.S. McLachlan
R.S. McLachlan*
Affiliation:
London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London
*
University of Western Ontario, London Health Sciences Centre, University Campus, 339 Windermere Road., London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5A5
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Abstract:

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Epilepsy encompasses medical, psychological, social and demographic factors which are best studied in large populations. The Canadian Epilepsy Database and Registry (CEDAR) is a comprehensive English language, multicentre epilepsy database which has been developed to study the impact of these and other factors on epilepsy in Canada. In addition, it can be used locally in the clinic for office record keeping, automated printout of a referral letter or graphing seizures and other data over time. The data in CEDAR are similar to what is found in the patient's chart. There are 20 participating centres across Canada which have entered data on over 8000 adult and pediatric epilepsy patients. The information in CEDAR will be available for research purposes to centres entering data as well as to academic researchers, the pharmaceutical industry and government agencies.

Type
Research Article
Information
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 25 , Issue S4 , November 1998 , pp. S27 - S31
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1998

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