Serrano-Castro, Pedro JMauri-Llerda, Jose AHernández-Ramos, Francisco JSánchez-Alvarez, Juan CarlosParejo-Carbonell, BeatrizQuiroga-Subirana, PabloVázquez-Gutierrez, FernandoSantos-Lasaosa, SoniaMendez-Lucena, CarolinaRedondo-Verge, LuisTejero-Juste, CarlosMorandeira-Rivas, ClaraSancho-Rieger, JerónimoMatías-Guiu, Jorge2016-09-052016-09-052015Serrano-Castro PJ, Mauri-Llerda JA, Hernández-Ramos FJ, Sánchez-Alvarez JC, Parejo-Carbonell B, Quiroga-Subirana P, et al. Adult Prevalence of Epilepsy in Spain: EPIBERIA, a Population-Based Study. ScientificWorldJournal. 2015; 602710http://hdl.handle.net/10668/2389Journal Article;BACKGROUND This study assesses the lifetime and active prevalence of epilepsy in Spain in people older than 18 years. METHODS EPIBERIA is a population-based epidemiological study of epilepsy prevalence using data from three representative Spanish regions (health districts in Zaragoza, Almería, and Seville) between 2012 and 2013. The study consisted of two phases: screening and confirmation. Participants completed a previously validated questionnaire (EPIBERIA questionnaire) over the telephone. RESULTS A total of 1741 valid questionnaires were obtained, including 261 (14.99%) raising a suspicion of epilepsy. Of these suspected cases, 216 (82.75%) agreed to participate in phase 2. Of the phase 2 participants, 22 met the International League Against Epilepsy's diagnostic criteria for epilepsy. The estimated lifetime prevalence, adjusted by age and sex per 1,000 people, was 14.87 (95% CI: 9.8-21.9). Active prevalence was 5.79 (95% CI: 2.8-10.6). No significant age, sex, or regional differences in prevalence were detected. CONCLUSIONS EPIBERIA provides the most accurate estimate of epilepsy prevalence in the Mediterranean region based on its original methodology and its adherence to ILAE recommendations. We highlight that the lifetime prevalence and inactive epilepsy prevalence figures observed here were compared to other epidemiological studies.enEpilepsiaFactores de edadMediana edadVigilancia de la poblaciónPrevalenciaEspañaMedical Subject Headings::Health Care::Environment and Public Health::Public Health::Epidemiologic Factors::Age FactorsMedical Subject Headings::Diseases::Nervous System Diseases::Central Nervous System Diseases::Brain Diseases::EpilepsyMedical Subject Headings::Check Tags::FemaleMedical Subject Headings::Organisms::Eukaryota::Animals::Chordata::Vertebrates::Mammals::Primates::Haplorhini::Catarrhini::Hominidae::HumansMedical Subject Headings::Check Tags::FemaleMedical Subject Headings::Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Adult::Middle AgedMedical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Data Collection::Health Surveys::Population SurveillanceMedical Subject Headings::Health Care::Environment and Public Health::Public Health::Epidemiologic Measurements::Demography::Vital Statistics::Morbidity::PrevalenceMedical Subject Headings::Geographicals::Geographic Locations::Europe::SpainMedical Subject Headings::Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Adult::Young AdultMedical Subject Headings::Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Adultresearch article26783554open access10.1155/2015/6027101537-744XPMC4689975