Prediction of seizure outcome in childhood epilepsies in countries with limited resources: a prospective study
| Autor: | Rod C. Scott, Brian G. R. Neville, Naila Z. Khan, Saadia Ferdousi, Stewart Boyd, Mahmuda Hossain, Selina H Banu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Psychomotor learning
Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Activities of daily living Multivariate analysis medicine.diagnostic_test Referral business.industry Seizure types Electroencephalography medicine.disease Epilepsy Developmental Neuroscience Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health medicine Neurology (clinical) Prospective cohort study business |
| Zdroj: | Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 54:918-924 |
| ISSN: | 0012-1622 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2012.04325.x |
| Popis: | Aim To identify predictors of seizure control in newly presenting children with epilepsy in countries with limited resources. Method Three hundred and ninety children (273 males, 117 females) aged 2 months to 15 years with newly diagnosed epilepsy were enrolled prospectively at first visit to the multidisciplinary clinic at the children’s hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Data about seizures, motor disability, psychomotor development, and electroencephalography were obtained. Regular monitoring of antiepileptic drug treatment was continued at least for one year. Associations between seizure control and potential predictors were determined by multivariate analysis. Results Three hundred and ninety children were enrolled in 6 months, of whom over 60% were from low-income families, 60% had onset at under 1 year, 74% had more than one seizure per week, 69% a single-seizure type, and 38% a history of delayed onset of breathing at birth. Cognitive deficits (IQ |
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