Prevalence of Various Etiologic Factors Responsible for Epilepsy - A Hospital based Study
Journal Title: International Journal of Contemporary Medical Research - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 8
Abstract
Introduction: Seizure is the most common neurological disorder occurring worldwide. Various etiologic agents are responsible for this condition. The chief risk factors include CNS infection, metabolic disorders and cerebrovascular diseases. The aim of the present study is to determine the prevalence of various etiologic agents for epilepsy. Material and methods: The present prospective study was conducted in the Department of medicine, KIMS hospital. The study involved 100 subjects. Patients were made to fill a written consent and complete details of the condition were recorded in a predesigned performa. Various laboratory investigations were carried out. The data was analysed by SPSS software. Results: In this study, the decreasing order of etiologies was cerebrovascular accident (42%), Idiopathic (30%), Neuroinfection (14%), alcohol withdrawal (5%), tumor (5%). Conclusion: From the study we concluded that cerebrovascular accidents are the major etiologic factor responsibe for seizure.
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Pradeep N, Narendran A
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