PREVALENCE OF SEIZURE DISORDERS IN KASHMIR - A TERTIARY CARE EXPERIENCE
- Assistant Professor, Postgraduate Department of Medicine, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
- Registrar Academic, Government Medical College Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, India.
- 3. Assistant Professor, Postgraduate Department of Medicine, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
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Background: Seizure is a sudden surge of electrical activity and seizure episodes are a result of excessive electric discharges in a group of brain cells. Seizures can vary from the briefest lapses of attention or muscle jerks to severe and prolonged convulsions.Major etiology of seizures in elderly being subdural haematoma, stroke, degenerative disorders.
Objective:To investigate the incidence and prevalence of epilepsy and seizure disorders.
Methods: I conducted a survey on adults (>14 years) and the net study population was 10,368 (60%) of the total study population. Before starting the study an information campaign was undertaken through television, radio, newspapers, Govt. Officials and local medical staff to make the residents aware of the research and emphasize its importance.
Results: The results show higher incidence of seizures in the age group of 20-29 followed by 40-49 and 30-39. Meningitis was observed as the leading cause of seizures in the (14%) followed by SAH (14%), meningoencephalitis (12%, tuberculoma (9%), infarct, hypoglycemia and haemorrhage.
Conclusion: The results obtained will be useful for health care policy makers in planning for the better management and prevention of seizure disorders.
[Nisar-Ul-Hassan, Waseem Qureshi and Rakesh Koul (2015); PREVALENCE OF SEIZURE DISORDERS IN KASHMIR - A TERTIARY CARE EXPERIENCE Int. J. of Adv. Res. 3 (Aug). 2000-2004] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com
