Table 5. Estimated number of NCC-associated epilepsy and NCC-associated severe chronic headaches cases in 2015 in Mexico along with their 95% Credible Regions (CR).
| Final level of care | Hospitalized | Symptom | Number of NCC patients | 95% CR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary care clinic | No | Epilepsy | 111,944 | 56,559–191,264 |
| Severe chronic headaches | 67,237 | 22,763–149,346 | ||
| Secondary care clinic | Yes | Epilepsy | 17,416 | 2,420–52,144 |
| Severe chronic headaches | 2,991 | 407–9,477 | ||
| No | Epilepsy | 25,394 | 4,079–65,171 | |
| Severe chronic headaches | 9,620 | 2,328–25,782 | ||
| Tertiary care hospital | Yes | Epilepsy | 7,946 | 1,363–20,067 |
| Severe chronic headaches | 1,381 | 172–4,438 | ||
| No | Epilepsy | 18,542 | 3,180–46,823 | |
| Severe chronic headaches | 711 | 89–2,386 | ||
| Exclusively traditional healer | No | Epilepsy | 45,803 | 1,614–126,183 |
| Severe chronic headaches | 35,466 | 972–139,760 | ||
| No treatment | No | Epilepsy | 80,538 | 203–182,406 |
| Severe chronic headaches | 74,467 | 3,588–240,933 | ||
| *Total | 499,456 | 254,943–857,791 |
* Note: Of this total, 49,748 (95% CR: 12,858–111,217) people are estimated to have received care from both a modern medical facility and a traditional healer.