NEUROIMAGING IN AFEBRILE SEIZURE IN PAEDIATRIC AGE GROUP
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 71
Abstract
BACKGROUND Seizures are very common in paediatric age group due to immature neuronal arborisation. Many cases present to Casualty with convulsions due to various causes. This study is done to know the importance of Neuroimaging in afebrile seizures. MATERIALS AND METHODS It is an observational prospective study. This study is conducted in Department of Paediatrics, Bidar Institute of Medical Sciences, Bidar, for a period of 1 year from Jan 2016 to March 2017. During this period, 80 cases (6 months to 12 years’ age group) of 1st episode of afebrile seizure were studied. A thorough clinical and neurological examination was done for all 80 cases and basic investigation was done for all the cases, viz. CBP, ESR, Mantoux test, x-ray chest, EEG and CT scan was done for all 80 cases. Radioimaging (CT) and Mantoux test was done for all cases. RESULTS Out of total 80 cases majority cases of 1st episode afebrile seizure, i.e. 60 cases (75%) showed abnormal neuroimaging and 20 cases (25%) showed normal neuroimaging. Of these 60 cases, 39 cases were NCC and 18 cases were tuberculoma followed by one each medulloblastoma, astrocytoma and porencephaly. CONCLUSION Based on these findings, neuroimaging should be performed in children with 1st episode of afebrile seizure in area with more cases of NCC and tuberculoma.
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Shantala Rajshekhar Koujalgi, Ravi Kanth
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- DOI 10.14260/Jemds/2017/1103
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