CT SCAN FINDINGS IN PATIENTS WITH SEIZURES IN NOTHERN CHHATTISGARH: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY
Journal Title: Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare - Year 2015, Vol 2, Issue 36
Abstract
A five years study of CT scan findings in seizure patients is carried out to know the different etiology. Seizure is a finite event of altered cerebral function because of excessive and abnormal electrical discharges of the brain cells. Epilepsy is a chronic condition predisposing a person to recurrent seizures. This study is designed to establish usefulness of CT in defining the etiology of seizures in various age groups in people of Northern Chhattisgarh. This is a retrospective hospital-based study conducted in Radio- diagnosis Department of Chhattisgarh Institute of Medical Sciences, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The study was carried out over a 5 year period. Hospital admissions with history of seizures are very common. Almost 3-9% per 1000 population of total hospital emergencies is seizure cases. Epilepsy is an important health problem in developing countries, where its prevalence can be up to 57 per 1000 population. This study has high prevalence of seizures in First, second, third and fourth decades with decreasing pattern with increasing age. Prevalence in first decade is low as compare to second and third decades. Tuberculoma (9.39%) and Neurocysticercosis (3.60%) has highest prevalence in partial seizures followed by Focal Cerebral Edema (6.22%) whereas Diffuse Cerebral edema (4.91%) seen with Generalised Seizures Cerebral infarct has equally seen in both types of seizures. Brain tumour presented mostly with Generalised seizure (2.07%) than in partial seizures (0.98%). Other abnormal findings like Cerebral calcifications, Diffuse cortical atrophy, Focal cortical atrophy, Sub Arachnoid hemorrhage, Intracerebral Hemorrhage, Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy, Hydrocephalus and few rare diseases like Fahr disease and Tuberous sclerosis have also seen in CT scan in seizure patients. CT scan is valuable in making a diagnosis particularly in Indian subcontinent, where infective causes in form of space occupying lesions and infections are most important causes of seizure.
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Archana Singh, Bhanu P. Singh, Apurv Garewal
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