Estimation of prevalence and incidence of infantile spasms in Taiwan using capture-recapture method
Journal
Epilepsy Research
Journal Volume
58
Journal Issue
1
Pages
37-42
Date Issued
2004
Author(s)
Abstract
Purpose: To estimate the prevalence, incidence, and case-fatality of infantile spasms (IS) in Taiwan. Methods: A retrospective cohort of patients with IS was obtained from one medical center to identify 69 IS cases from 1985 to 1997. This cohort, in conjunction with the claimed data from the National Health Insurance, was used to estimate the prevalence and incidence of IS by capture-recapture design, taking the case-fatality of IS into account. Results: The prevalence rate of IS for aged 0-9 years was 0.046 per thousand. The incidence rate was estimated as 6 over 100,000 per year in Taiwan. Of the 69 IS cases, 8 deaths were ascertained. The case-fatality rate was 11.6%. The leading cause of death was status epilepticus. Conclusions: We have demonstrated an efficient method to estimate the incidence and prevalence rates of IS in Taiwan. Our results help to make a clear understanding of the disease burden of IS in this society. ? 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Other Subjects
article; asphyxia; brain injury; brain ischemia; central nervous system infection; central nervous system malformation; cerebral palsy; child; chromosome aberration; cohort analysis; comparative study; data analysis; death; degenerative disease; epilepsy; female; hospital; human; hypomelanosis; incidence; infant; infantile spasm; major clinical study; male; mortality; newborn; prematurity; prevalence; priority journal; retrospective study; Taiwan; tuberous sclerosis; Child; Child, Preschool; Cohort Studies; Cross-Sectional Studies; Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Female; Humans; Incidence; Infant; Male; National Health Programs; Prevalence; Reproducibility of Results; Retrospective Studies; Spasms, Infantile; Taiwan
Type
journal article