Research Journal of Medical Sciences
ISSN: Online 1993-6095ISSN: Print 1815-9346
Abstract
Seizure has various etiology among the children below 5 years of age which has paucity of data. To find out the etiology of first episode of seizure in children less than 5 years of age and to co‐relate laboratory and other investigations. A prospective study was conducted with a total of 120 patients less than 5 years of age who presented to the Pediatric department, Tertiary care hospital in Northern India with first episode of seizure. All subjects were subjected to a detailed clinical history, laboratory investigation, CSF studies and EEG. Seizure was more prevalent in children less than 1 year of age and affected males more than females. The most common etiology was febrile seizures. As regard to duration, majority of seizures were short lasting. Metabolic abnormalities found were hypocalcemia and hypoglycemia. Asymmetrical slowing was found in EEG. Pediatric seizures are emergencies that require early and effective treatment. This is possible only after understanding the correlation between etiology and clinical findings. Children diagnosed with seizure require long term follow up.
How to cite this article:
Bhupender Singh, S.N. Panda, Shonendra Kumar, Ajay Bajpai and Ankit Kumar. Study of Etiology of First Episode of Seizure in Children below 5 Years.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/10.59218/makrjms.2024.2.332.337
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