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Primary epilepsy is the most common neurologic disorder of childhood, with the crude incidence rate ranging from 15 to 187 per 100,000 person-years depending on the population studied [1,2]. The incidence in boys and girls is almost identical [1]. Epilepsy-associated comorbidities and disabilities may cause neurobehavioral disorders, poor social and psychological function, and physical hazards, all of which are major public health concerns and place burdens on the patients, the families, societies and healthcare systems in general [3–5].