Open AccessPartial Seizures in Children
Author(s) -
Neeraj Jain,
Vibha Mangal
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of nepal medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.176
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1815-672X
pISSN - 0028-2715
DOI - 10.31729/jnma.556
Subject(s) - medicine , partial seizures , complex partial seizures , pediatrics , etiology , lesion , tuberculoma , computed tomography , epilepsy , radiology , surgery , psychiatry , pathology , tuberculosis , temporal lobe
Key Words: Partial seizures, neurocyticercosis, Tuberculoma, CT scan.Seizure disorders are the most prevalent serious neurological disease. Partial seizures are the most commonform of seizures in children. This prospective study was carried out to determine the etiology and intracraniallesions in children with partial seizures. During the period of 3 years, 172 children with partial seizures (>2attacks) were included in the study. All children had contrast CT scan of head. About 70% of children hadtheir first episode of seizure before 6 years of age. The most common type of seizures was complex partialand the most common lesion on CT scan head was ring enhancing lesion (56.07%). For diagnosis of partialseizures detail history and CT Scan of Head are essential.