Estimating the incidence of first unprovoked seizure and newly diagnosed epilepsy in the low‐income urban community of Northern Manhattan, New York City

Purpose: To estimate the incidence and mortality associated with first unprovoked seizure or newly diagnosed epilepsy in a low‐income, predominantly Hispanic community in Northern Manhattan, New York City.

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