The homeless, seizures, and epilepsy: a review.
J Neural Transm (Vienna)
; 130(10): 1281-1289, 2023 10.
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ABSTRACT
This review aims to estimate the prevalence of seizures and epilepsy among homeless people in current literature as well as understand the main adversities that this group withstands. We conducted a search for "epilep*", "seizur*", and "homeles*" in titles and abstracts of articles in PubMed. Overall, 25 articles met the final inclusion criteria and warranted analyses. This study suggests that the prevalence of epilepsy in the homeless population is between 2 and 30%, whereas the prevalence of homelessness in people with epilepsy is between 2 and 4%. Every study included in this review corroborates the increased prevalence of seizures and epilepsy among the homeless, which puts them at risk for worse outcomes related to this condition and numerous associated comorbidities. Further evidence is needed to clarify the distinction of primary and secondary seizures in this group, which shows a high rate of confounding factors for seizures like substance abuse or withdrawal and head injury, and to decrease the burden of epilepsy and homelessness in an already resource-deficient community.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Pessoas Mal Alojadas
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Epilepsia
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Traumatismos Craniocerebrais
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Neural Transm (Vienna)
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Portugal