Open AccessCLINIC-ETIOLOGICAL PROFILE AND USE OF ANTIEPILEPTIC DRUGS IN CHILDREN PRESENTING WITH SEIZURES: AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY.
Author(s) -
Manoj Kumar,
Vivek Kumar,
Gopal Shankar Sahni
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of medical and biomedical studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2589-8698
pISSN - 2589-868X
DOI - 10.32553/ijmbs.v4i6.1358
Subject(s) - medicine , epilepsy , etiology , pediatrics , observational study , vomiting , seizure types , disease , psychiatry , anesthesia
Seizures are one of the common causes for hospital admissions in children with significant mortality and morbidity. The present investigation was aimed to study the clinic-etiological profile and use of antiepileptic drugs in children presenting with seizures.
Methods: The present prospective observational study was conducted in the Department of Pediatrics, SKMCH Medical College and Hospital, Bihar for the period of 1 year from Nov 2017 to Nov 2018. A total of 120 children with acute symptoms and signs of seizures with altered sensorium were studied. History was obtained to determine the possible cause of the seizure and type of epilepsy. The data obtained was analyzed with SPSS version 20.
Results: out of total 120 children majority were found in the age group of 1-4 years and males had higher prevalence compared to female. Primary generalised tonic clonic epilepsy was the commonest type of epilepsy seen. Uconsciousness 51.7%, fever 40.8%, vomiting 26.7%, and headache 20% were the leading presenting complaints in seizure patients.
Conclusions: The study showed primary generalised tonic clonic epilepsy was the commonest type of epilepsy seen, followed by simple partial seizures. Effort should be intensifying to eradicate the preventable causes of the disease.
Keywords: Epilepsy, Fever, Children