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Table 5 Frequency and type of seizure diagnosed

From: High prevalence of epilepsy in two rural onchocerciasis endemic villages in the Mahenge area, Tanzania, after 20 years of community directed treatment with ivermectin

Type of Seizure

Frequency

%

Generalised tonic-clonic or atonic

94

74.0

Absences

9

7.1

Focal to bilateral tonic-clonic

8

6.3

Focal impaired awareness

3

2.4

Focal aware

2

1.6

Others

11

8.7

Total

127

100.0