Epilepsy is one of the serious neurological disorders which results in profound morbidity and mortality. Although epilepsy has no geographical boundaries, understanding cultural, social, and economic backgrounds is a very important step for interpretation of its epidemiological characteristics. This work aims to study the epidemiological profile of epilepsy in New Valley Governorate and to estimate its magnitude of treatment gap. It was conducted in a door to door survey, including all inhabitants (62,583 subjects), by 3 neurologists to detect any suspected case of focal or generalized epilepsy. All suspected cases were subjected to detailed history, clinical examination, EEG, neuroimaging studies, and estimation of serum drug level if needed. The study revealed that life time prevalence of epilepsy in Al Kharga district is 6.76/1000, with highest peak during early child hood, while that of active epilepsy is 4.99/1000 population. The annual incidence rate is 43.14/100,000, and age specific incidence rate has a U-shaped pattern with two peaks of incidence at early infancy and elderly. Localization-related epilepsy is the most frequently encountered type (53.7%). However the treatment gap of epilepsy in New Valley is similar to that in developing countries (61.5%). Conclusion: Prevalence and Incidence Rate of epilepsy in New Valley are similar to that in industrialized countries.

Epilepsy is one of the serious neurological disorders which results in profound morbidity and mortality. Although epilepsy has no geographical boundaries, understanding cultural, social, and economic backgrounds is a very important step for interpretation of its epidemiological characteristics. This work aims to study the epidemiological profile of epilepsy in New Valley Governorate and to estimate its magnitude of treatment gap. It was conducted in a door to door survey, including all inhabitants (62,583 subjects), by 3 neurologists to detect any suspected case of focal or generalized epilepsy. All suspected cases were subjected to detailed history, clinical examination, EEG, neuroimaging studies, and estimation of serum drug level if needed. The study revealed that life time prevalence of epilepsy in Al Kharga district is 6.76/1000, with highest peak during early child hood, while that of active epilepsy is 4.99/1000 population. The annual incidence rate is 43.14/100,000, and age specific incidence rate has a U-shaped pattern with two peaks of incidence at early infancy and elderly. Localization-related epilepsy is the most frequently encountered type (53.7%). However the treatment gap of epilepsy in New Valley is similar to that in developing countries (61.5%). Conclusion: Prevalence and Incidence Rate of epilepsy in New Valley are similar to that in industrialized countries.

Epilepsy is one of the serious neurological disorders which results in profound morbidity and mortality. Although epilepsy has no geographical boundaries, understanding cultural, social, and economic backgrounds is a very important step for interpretation of its epidemiological characteristics. This work aims to study the epidemiological profile of epilepsy in New Valley Governorate and to estimate its magnitude of treatment gap. It was conducted in a door to door survey, including all inhabitants (62,583 subjects), by 3 neurologists to detect any suspected case of focal or generalized epilepsy. All suspected cases were subjected to detailed history, clinical examination, EEG, neuroimaging studies, and estimation of serum drug level if needed. The study revealed that life time prevalence of epilepsy in Al Kharga district is 6.76/1000, with highest peak during early child hood, while that of active epilepsy is 4.99/1000 population. The annual incidence rate is 43.14/100,000, and age specific incidence rate has a U-shaped pattern with two peaks of incidence at early infancy and elderly. Localization-related epilepsy is the most frequently encountered type (53.7%). However the treatment gap of epilepsy in New Valley is similar to that in developing countries (61.5%). Conclusion: Prevalence and Incidence Rate of epilepsy in New Valley are similar to that in industrialized countries.

Epilepsy is one of the serious neurological disorders which results in profound morbidity and mortality. Although epilepsy has no geographical boundaries, understanding cultural, social, and economic backgrounds is a very important step for interpretation of its epidemiological characteristics. This work aims to study the epidemiological profile of epilepsy in New Valley Governorate and to estimate its magnitude of treatment gap. It was conducted in a door to door survey, including all inhabitants (62,583 subjects), by 3 neurologists to detect any suspected case of focal or generalized epilepsy. All suspected cases were subjected to detailed history, clinical examination, EEG, neuroimaging studies, and estimation of serum drug level if needed. The study revealed that life time prevalence of epilepsy in Al Kharga district is 6.76/1000, with highest peak during early child hood, while that of active epilepsy is 4.99/1000 population. The annual incidence rate is 43.14/100,000, and age specific incidence rate has a U-shaped pattern with two peaks of incidence at early infancy and elderly. Localization-related epilepsy is the most frequently encountered type (53.7%). However the treatment gap of epilepsy in New Valley is similar to that in developing countries (61.5%). Conclusion: Prevalence and Incidence Rate of epilepsy in New Valley are similar to that in industrialized countries.

Epilepsy is one of the serious neurological disorders which results in profound morbidity and mortality. Although epilepsy has no geographical boundaries, understanding cultural, social, and economic backgrounds is a very important step for interpretation of its epidemiological characteristics. This work aims to study the epidemiological profile of epilepsy in New Valley Governorate and to estimate its magnitude of treatment gap. It was conducted in a door to door survey, including all inhabitants (62,583 subjects), by 3 neurologists to detect any suspected case of focal or generalized epilepsy. All suspected cases were subjected to detailed history, clinical examination, EEG, neuroimaging studies, and estimation of serum drug level if needed. The study revealed that life time prevalence of epilepsy in Al Kharga district is 6.76/1000, with highest peak during early child hood, while that of active epilepsy is 4.99/1000 population. The annual incidence rate is 43.14/100,000, and age specific incidence rate has a U-shaped pattern with two peaks of incidence at early infancy and elderly. Localization-related epilepsy is the most frequently encountered type (53.7%). However the treatment gap of epilepsy in New Valley is similar to that in developing countries (61.5%). Conclusion: Prevalence and Incidence Rate of epilepsy in New Valley are similar to that in industrialized countries.

Epilepsy is one of the serious neurological disorders which results in profound morbidity and mortality. Although epilepsy has no geographical boundaries, understanding cultural, social, and economic backgrounds is a very important step for interpretation of its epidemiological characteristics. This work aims to study the epidemiological profile of epilepsy in New Valley Governorate and to estimate its magnitude of treatment gap. It was conducted in a door to door survey, including all inhabitants (62,583 subjects), by 3 neurologists to detect any suspected case of focal or generalized epilepsy. All suspected cases were subjected to detailed history, clinical examination, EEG, neuroimaging studies, and estimation of serum drug level if needed. The study revealed that life time prevalence of epilepsy in Al Kharga district is 6.76/1000, with highest peak during early child hood, while that of active epilepsy is 4.99/1000 population. The annual incidence rate is 43.14/100,000, and age specific incidence rate has a U-shaped pattern with two peaks of incidence at early infancy and elderly. Localization-related epilepsy is the most frequently encountered type (53.7%). However the treatment gap of epilepsy in New Valley is similar to that in developing countries (61.5%). Conclusion: Prevalence and Incidence Rate of epilepsy in New Valley are similar to that in industrialized countries.

With aging, there is a parallel increase in the prevalence of dementia worldwide. The aim of this work is to determine the prevalence of dementia among the population of Al Kharga District, New Valley, Egypt. METHODS: Screening of all subjects aged ≥50 years (n = 8,173 out of 62,583 inhabitants) was done through a door-to-door survey by 3 neurologists, using a short standardized Arabic screening test and a modified Mini-Mental State Examination. Suspected cases were subjected to full clinical examination, psychometric assessment using the Cognitive Abilities Screening Instrument, Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scale, Geriatric Depression Scale, Hachinski Ischemic Score, DSM-IV-TR diagnostic criteria, neuroimaging, and laboratory investigations, when indicated. RESULTS: The prevalence rate of dementia was 2.26% for the population aged ≥50 years. It increased steeply with age to a maximum of 18.48% for those aged ≥80 years. Alzheimer's disease (51.2%) was the most common subtype, followed by vascular dementia (28.7%), dementia due to general medical conditions (12.8%), and lastly dementia due to multiple etiologies (7.3%). Mild dementia was the commonest (53.7%). CONCLUSION: Dementia is prevalent in Egypt as elsewhere. Detection through a door-to-door survey is the best method in developing countries for early detection of mild cases.