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- Title
Frequency and Types of Epilepsy in Children with Cerebral Palsy at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Karachi.
- Authors
Khan, Muhammad Azeem; Ibrahim, Shahnaz; Kumar, Raman
- Abstract
BACKGROUND: Very limited local data is available for the types of cerebral palsy in children and their association with epilepsy which results in high levels of psychosocial difficulties for children and all family members. OBJECTIVES: To determine the frequency and types of epilepsy in children with cerebral palsy at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi METHODS: All children up to the age of 16 years in pediatric neurology clinic were included. Patient's demographics and history was recorded. The type of epilepsy in cerebral palsy and EEG and Brain imaging findings were recorded. RESULTS: 215 cerebral palsy children till age of 16 years were included. Mean age of 64 months ± 46 months with 56% males and 44% females. 32% had Epilepsy and 68% were without Epilepsy. 84% had generalized seizures and 16% had partial seizures. 33% of the cerebral palsy were Diplegic, 29.3% hemiplegic,24.7% Quadriplegic, 8.4% Mixed and 4.7% were Ataxic/Hypotonic. Hemiplegic type 63% had maximum presentation with epilepsy. OR = 7.37, 95% CI (3.8-14.1). The association between the abnormal EEG findings and the epilepsy in Cerebral palsy was significant (p-value < 0.05) no association between the Brain imaging findings and the cerebral palsy with epilepsy (P= 0.8). CONCLUSION: 32% of the Cerbral Palsy children had epilepsy with maximum hemiplegic type 63%. OR = 7.37, 95% CI (3.8-14.1).
- Publication
Journal of Pioneering Medical Sciences, 2016, Vol 6, Issue 2, p120
- ISSN
2309-7981
- Publication type
Academic Journal