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Dupuytren’s and Epilepsy Revisited

From the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Manchester and Hope Hospital, Salford

Correspondence: Mr S. G. Royle, Herries Cottage, Aspenshaw, Birch Vale, Stockport, Cheshire, SK12 5AU.

The incidence of Dupuytren’s disease amongst the residents of two epileptic centres was found to be 12.0% in one and 38.1% in the other. The overall incidence at the second was significantly higher than a control population (16.0%) and this difference was particularly apparent in patients over 50 years old. The distribution of the Dupuytren’s disease was found to be very similar to that of non-epileptic patients. At both centres, the disease process was more severe, with an increased incidence of contractures. Drug therapy was not clearly implicated in the aetiology of this condition.

Journal of Hand Surgery (British and European Volume), Vol. 17, No. 2, 221-224 (1992)
DOI: 10.1016/0266-7681(92)90095-J


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