Chiofalo N, Kirschbaum A, Fuentes A, Cordero M L, Madsen J
Epilepsia. 1979 Jun;20(3):261-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1979.tb04803.x.
The prevalence of epilepsy among children born in 1966 and reaching the age of 9 years during 1975 was investigated in Melipilla, Chile, using questions similar to those used by Rose et al. (1973). Of 2,104 potential respondents, 2,085 were interviewed. A sample of 593 children received neurological examination and 455 received an electroencephalogram. The prevalence rates for epilepsy were higher than those reported in two American studies using the same methodology. The possibility of socioeconomic factors to account for these differences was considered. Prevalence rates for simple febrile convulsions and minimal brain dysfunction were similarly calculated.
1966年出生、1975年达9岁的智利梅利皮利亚儿童的癫痫患病率，采用与罗斯等人（1973年）使用的类似问题进行了调查。在2104名潜在受访者中，2085人接受了访谈。593名儿童接受了神经学检查，455名接受了脑电图检查。癫痫患病率高于两项采用相同方法的美国研究报告的患病率。考虑了社会经济因素导致这些差异的可能性。同样计算了单纯热性惊厥和轻微脑功能障碍的患病率。
