The etiological profile of seizures in children in a Tertiary Care Hospital, Hapur, Uttar Pradesh Singh Shweta1, Agrawal M2,*, Goel Yogesh Kumar3, Verma Dayachand3 1Assistant Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Saraswathi Institute of Medical Sciences, Hapur 2Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Saraswathi Institute of Medical Sciences, Hapur 3Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Saraswathi Institute of Medical Sciences, Hapur *Corresponding author: Dr. Manish Agrawal Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Saraswathi Institute of Medical Sciences, Hapur. Email: mameerut@yahoo.com
Online published on 9 January, 2019. Abstract Objectives To study the incidence of seizures in children (1month-18 years of age). To elucidate the clinical and etiological profile of seizures
Setting Children with seizures admitted in paediatric ward and paediatric intensive care unit of SIMS, Hapur. Duration Four years (January 2013-December 2017) Design Longitudinal observational study Participants All children admitted in paediatrics with convulsions were studied according to the performa designed with especial emphasis on detailed history, clinical examination and relevant investigations in stepwise manner. Results out of the 808 were cases of seizure (6.9% of the total admissions) there were 468 (58%) boys and 340 (42%) girls. Maximum number (n= 523; 64.6%) were below 5 years. The most common presentation was GTCS (68%). The associated symptoms were fever (76%) followed by altered sensorium (58%). The most common cause was febrile seizure (48%), CNS infections (19.7%) and idiopathic cases (16.9%). Conclusion Childhood seizures are common neurological problem with maximum number of cases occurring at a younger age group. Improvement of basic health facilities, hygiene and immunization can bring down the various infective causes of seizures. Enabling the parents through the awareness programes can facilitate the overall success in the good results of outcome of the seizure episodes. Top Keywords Convulsions, seizure, febrile seizure, immunization. Top |