EPIREUN - Cross-sectional study of patients with newly diagnosed seizures on the island of Réunion 
Head :
Preux Pierre-Marie, Neuroépidémiologie tropicale
Last update : 10/20/2017 | Version : 1 | ID : 5990
| General | |
| Identification | |
| Detailed name | Cross-sectional study of patients with newly diagnosed seizures on the island of Réunion |
| Sign or acronym | EPIREUN |
| General Aspects | |
| Medical area |
Neurology |
| Pathology (details) | Epilepsy |
| Health determinants |
Addictions Climate Geography Lifestyle and behavior Medicine |
| Keywords | head trauma, seizure, Incidence, risk factors, alcohol |
| Scientific investigator(s) (Contact) | |
| Name of the director | Preux |
| Surname | Pierre-Marie |
| Address |
2 rue du Dr Marcland 87025 Limoges |
| Phone | +33 (0)5 55 43 58 20 |
| preux@unilim.fr | |
| Unit | Neuroépidémiologie tropicale |
| Organization | Université de Limoges |
| Collaborations | |
| Funding | |
| Funding status |
Public |
| Details | Public |
| Governance of the database | |
| Sponsor(s) or organisation(s) responsible | University of Limoges |
| Organisation status |
Public |
| Additional contact | |
| Main features | |
| Type of database | |
| Type of database |
Study databases |
| Study databases (details) |
Not-repeated cross-sectional studies (except case control studies) |
| Database recruitment is carried out by an intermediary |
A selection of health institutions and services |
| Database recruitment is carried out as part of an interventional study |
No |
| Additional information regarding sample selection. | Classification based on the aetiology of patients' seizures (International League Against Epilepsy) |
| Database objective | |
| Main objective |
To evaluate the incidence of seizures in Réunion's population.
To determine the risk factors specific to Réunion among epileptic patients |
| Inclusion criteria |
- male or female
- resident of Réunion - newly diagnosed as epileptic |
| Population type | |
| Age |
Infant (28 days to 2 years) Early childhood (2 to 5 years) Childhood (6 to 13 years) Adolescence (13 to 18 years) Adulthood (19 to 24 years) Adulthood (25 to 44 years) Adulthood (45 to 64 years) Elderly (65 to 79 years) Great age (80 years and more) |
| Population covered |
Sick population |
| Pathology | G40 - Epilepsy |
| Gender |
Male Woman |
| Geography area |
Regional |
| French regions covered by the database |
La Réunion |
| Detail of the geography area | Réunion |
| Data collection | |
| Dates | |
| Date of first collection (YYYY or MM/YYYY) | 07/2004 |
| Date of last collection (YYYY or MM/YYYY) | 06/2005 |
| Size of the database | |
| Size of the database (number of individuals) |
[500-1000[ individuals |
| Details of the number of individuals | 766 |
| Data | |
| Database activity |
Data collection completed |
| Type of data collected |
Clinical data Paraclinical data |
| Clinical data (detail) |
Medical registration |
| Paraclinical data (detail) | - electroencephalography - medical imaging |
| Presence of a biobank |
No |
| Health parameters studied |
Health event/morbidity |
| Procedures | |
| Participant monitoring |
Yes |
| Links to administrative sources |
Yes |
| Linked administrative sources (detail) | Association de la recherche en neurologie, neurochirurgie, neuropathologie de la Réunion |
| Promotion and access | |
| Promotion | |
| Link to the document | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1528-1167.2009.02251.x/full |
| Access | |
| Terms of data access (charter for data provision, format of data, availability delay) | Contact the scientist in charge |
| Access to aggregated data |
Access on specific project only |
| Access to individual data |
Access on specific project only |
