Open AccessProfile of patients presenting with seizures as emergencies and immediate noncompliance to antiepileptic medications
Author(s) -
Abhijit G Honavar,
Abhipsha Anuranjana,
Annsmol P. Markose,
Kapil Dani,
Bijesh Yadav,
Kundavaram Paul Prabhakar Abhilash
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_864_19
Subject(s) - medicine , etiology , levetiracetam , status epilepticus , pediatrics , phenytoin , emergency department , epilepsy , retrospective cohort study , univariate analysis , psychiatry , multivariate analysis
Seizure is a common manifestation of the many neurological conditions faced by primary care physicians. This study aims to determine the prevalence, etiology, and predictors of immediate noncompliance of adult patients presenting with seizures to the department of emergency (ED).