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Epilepsy
Research findings from S. Moshe et al update understanding of epilepsy
September 1st, 2008
Researchers in Israel conducted a study "To examine the risk of undergoing an epileptic seizure as a function of differing levels of occupational stress (physical and mental) in new military recruits with no previous history of epilepsy or with epilepsy in remission for over 2 years. The medical records of over 300,000 18-year-old men recruited to the Israeli army between mid-eighties and mid-nineties were used to assemble a cohort, which was followed for a period of 30 months." "The severity of epilepsy at recruitment was determined according to four categories, 0 (no history of seizures) and 1-3 (history of seizures with different relapse-free periods, with or without...
Source: Pain & Central Nervous System Week (2008-09-01)
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