Risk factors associated with epilepsy in children and adolescents: A case-control study from Syria.

Introduction: Epilepsy is a major public health concern in low-income countries (LIC) as they contain 80% of total cases worldwide. Syria has been in war since 2011 which made it difficult to prevent epilepsy risk factors which made this the first study on that matter.

Methods: This is a case-control study from 3 medical centers in Damascus, Syria.