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Morgan, Christopher Ll.; Baxter, Helen; Kerr, Michael P. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2003
Examination of the prevalence of epilepsy and health service utilization in 1,595 people with intellectual disabilities in Wales found 16.1% had epilepsy. Standardized activity ratios were 3.07, 2.03, and 3.09 for inpatients, outpatients, and accident and emergency, respectively. Patients with intellectual disability and co-existing epilepsy used…
Descriptors: Adults, Death, Elementary Secondary Education, Epilepsy
