Epidemiology of Status Epilepticus Among Children in Qatar in 2008

Autor:	MF El Said, M. Bessisso, K. Al Ansari, R Alshami
Rok vydání:	2012
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics Convulsive status epilepticus business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) Retrospective cohort study General Medicine Status epilepticus Brain ct nervous system Prolonged stay Epidemiology medicine medicine.symptom business Abnormal EEG
Zdroj:	Qatar Medical Journal. 2012
ISSN:	2227-0426 0253-8253
DOI:	10.5339/qmj.2012.1.7
Popis:	Background:Convulsive status epilepticus (CSE) in childhood is a medical emergency and its epidemiology should be studied separately from adult CSE; this study reviewed pediatric cases reported in Qatar in 2008.Methods:A retrospective study for a defined pediatric age group (30 days Results::Of the patients, 56% male, 44% female, 56% were younger than 2 years, and 52% had febrile status epilepticus, 76.9% of whom were boys. All who displayed prolonged seizure status (more than 45 min) had abnormal EEG and brain CT readings and required a prolonged stay in PICU; 20% had history of status epilepticus before.Conclusions::The incidence of SE in Qatar is similar to reports around the world, and the age-specific incidence pattern is similar as well. Febrile status epilepticus is the most important cause especially in boys. Symptomatic SE has a significantly longer duration with higher risk for recurrence than idiopathic SE.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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