| Autor: |
V. Gajate-García, Á. Gutiérrez-Viedma, M. Romeral-Jiménez, I. Serrano-García, B. Parejo-Carbonell, T. Montalvo-Moraleda, A. Valls-Carbó, I. García-Morales |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2023 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Neurología (English Edition), Vol 38, Iss 1, Pp 29-34 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2173-5808 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.nrleng.2020.02.011 |
| Popis: |
Introduction: Seizures are a frequent reason for admission to emergency departments and require early, precise diagnosis and treatment. The objective of this study was to describe the clinical and prognostic characteristics of a series of patients with seizures attended at our hospital’s emergency department. Methods: We performed a retrospective, observational study of all patients with seizures who were admitted to our hospital’s emergency department and attended by the on-call neurology service between February and August 2017. Results: We included 153 patients, representing 9.9% of all neurological emergency department admissions. The median age was 58 years, 52.3% of patients were women, and 51% had history of epilepsy. Onset was focal in 82.4% of cases, and the most frequent aetiology was cerebrovascular disease (24.2%). Twelve patients (7.8%) developed status epilepticus, which was associated with higher scores on the ADAN scale (P |
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