TY - JOUR AU - Idro, Richard AU - Gwer, Samson AU - Kahindi, Michael AU - Gatakaa, Hellen AU - Kazungu, Tony AU - Ndiritu, Moses AU - Maitland, Kathryn AU - Neville, Brian GR AU - Kager, Piet A. AU - Newton, Charles RJC PY - 2008 DA - 2008/02/08 TI - The incidence, aetiology and outcome of acute seizures in children admitted to a rural Kenyan district hospital JO - BMC Pediatrics SP - 5 VL - 8 IS - 1 AB - Acute seizures are a common cause of paediatric admissions to hospitals in resource poor countries and a risk factor for neurological and cognitive impairment and epilepsy. We determined the incidence, aetiological factors and the immediate outcome of seizures in a rural malaria endemic area in coastal Kenya. SN - 1471-2431 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-8-5 DO - 10.1186/1471-2431-8-5 ID - Idro2008 ER -