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. 2011 Apr 9;134(5):1519–1528. doi: 10.1093/brain/awr051

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The proportion of acute complex symptomatic seizures documented during the study period. There was an overlap between the three seizure phenotypes. The greatest overlap was between convulsive status epilepticus and repetitive seizures, followed by repetitive seizures and focal seizures; focal seizures, convulsive status epilepticus and repetitive seizures; and focal seizures and convulsive status epilepticus. The absolute estimates are expressed as a percentage of the total acute complex symptomatic seizures (n = 2755). The corresponding incidences per 100 000 per year are also provided.