Weather patterns and occurrence of epileptic seizures

Autor: Sanja Tomasović, Josip Sremec, Jelena Košćak Lukač, Gordana Sičaja, Koraljka Bačić Baronica, Vedran Ostojić, Zurap Raifi, Nada Tomić Sremec, Dunja Plačko-Vršnak, Lidija Srnec, Krunoslav Mikec
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: BMC Neurology, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1471-2377
DOI: 10.1186/s12883-021-02535-8
Popis: Abstract Background The results of various studies that have so far evaluated the influence of meteorological conditions on seizures are often divergent. No studies have been performed so far that evaluate the possible correlation between the occurrence of seizure-related events, surface and upper level atmospheric conditions and biometeorological forecasts. The aim of this study is to investigate those interactions. Methods Records of “Sveti Duh” University hospital, Zagreb, Croatia between January 2016 and May 2020 were analysed in order to determine number of patients per day who were assessed through Emergency room because of a recent epileptic seizure. The dates were assessed for surface and upper level atmospheric conditions and biometeorological forecasts. Analyses of these factors were performed for two consecutive days preceding that day, the day of seizure, as well as for the following day. Data was analysed using chi-squared test, Mann-Whitney U-test or Kruskal-Wallis test (with Conover’s test for post-hoc analyses), depending on variable type. Additionaly, logistic regression was used to study effects of variables on seizure occurrence. Statistical significance was set to p
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