PREVALENCE OF EPILEPSY AMONG PATIENTS PRESENTING IN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
| Main Authors: | DR. QUDSIA AMIR, DR. SOBIA KHALID, DR. IHTISHAM UL HAQ |
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| Format: | Article |
| Terbitan: |
, 2021
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/4417037 |
Daftar Isi:
- Epilepsy is a group of neurological disorders characterized by recurrent epileptic seizures. Epileptic seizures are episodes that can vary from brief and nearly undetectable periods to long periods of vigorous shaking. This cross-sectional study was conducted among the patients presenting in emergency department of different hospitals. Name, age, gender, and history of presentation and disease duration were noted on a predefined proforma. All the data was entered and analyzed with SPSS Ver. 23.0. There were 160 patients included in the study i.e., 80 males (50%) and 80 females (50%). The mean age of the patients was 32.78±6.01 years. The minimum age was 21 years and maximum age was 42 years. Out of 160 patients thirteen patients presented with different types of epilepsy. Further workup was advised for these patients.