Clinico etiological co-relation of seizure disorder in childhood diseases
- Junior Resident, Dept. of Paediatrics, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Medical College & Hospital, Sangli.
- Professor, Dept. of Paediatrics, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Medical College & Hospital, Sangli.
- Associate Professor, Dept. of Paediatrics, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Medical College & Hospital, Sangli.
- Assistant Professor, Dept. of Paediatrics, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Medical College & Hospital, Sangli.
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Objectives i. To study the incidence of seizures, ii. To evaluate the clinco-investigative profile of seizures between 1–16 years of age, iii. To find out aetiological patterns of seizures, to evaluate the outcome of seizures after therapy. Setting: pediatric intensive care and ward, pediatric teaching hospital in sangli, Maharashtra. Duration : 2years. Design : observational study. Participants: 258 patients of seizure disorders in childhood. Methods: All the patients, their caretakers especially persons who had seen child convulsing were interviewed and thorough evaluation of patients was carried out according to the proforma with special emphasis on aetiological factors with detailed history and examination. Serial monitoring of various haematological and biochemical parameters were done. Statistical evaluation of various etiologies was done using P value. Results and conclusion: age group 1-5yrs had maximum cases of seizures, commonest type being generalized tonic clonic seizure, motor symptoms being component. fever being most prominent clinical association. Febrile seizure being commonest presentation.
[Shilpa Dugar, C. S. Rajput, Sudha Bhave, Suresh Waydande (2015); Clinico etiological co-relation of seizure disorder in childhood diseases Int. J. of Adv. Res. 3 (Dec). 1366-1372] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com
