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Table 1. Incidences of epileptic syndromes (per 100,000 person years).

South-West Rochester, USA44 Iceland35
France43

Localisation-

related Total 15.3 34.9 18.6

epilepsies

Idiopathic

partial 1.7 0.2 1.6

epilepsies

Symptomatic

partial 13.6 17.2 8.4

epilepsies

Cryptogenic

partial  17.5 8.6

epilepsies

Generalised Total 7.2 7.7 3.9

epilepsies

Idiopathic 6.1 3.7 3.1

Cryptogenic or

symptomatic 1.1 1.7 0.7

Symptomatic  2.3 0.1
 1.7 0.8
Epilepsies with 1.9 8.0 8.5
both
generalised and 18.3  22.8
focal features

Epilepsies
without
unequivocal
focal or
generalised
features

Isolated
unprovoked
seizures

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