Volume : VII, Issue : VIII, August - 2017

A STUDY ON SYMPTOMATIC SEIZURES IN ADULTS ADMITTED IN TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL

Dr P. K Murugan, Dr. S. Saravanan

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 150 patients who were admitted with acute symptomatic seizures in Tirunelveli Medical College hospital from July 2016 to March 2017. The study group comprised of 58.67% males and 41.33% females.There were generalized seizures in 68.67% cases and partial seizure in 31.33% cases.The maximum incidence of acute symptomatic seizures is found in the age interval of 61 to 70 years. CVA was the cause for seizures in 18.67 % cases.Infective causes were responsible for  14.67%  cases. Metabolic abnormalities contributed to the etiology in 13% of patients.Tumors contributed to 12.67% of etiologies in this study. Abnormalities were found in  69(59%) of the EEG’s done. CT scan was done in all patients in the study group, in which the abnormalities contributed to the etiologies in 42% of patients.

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Dr P.K Murugan, Dr.S.Saravanan, A STUDY ON SYMPTOMATIC SEIZURES IN ADULTS ADMITTED IN TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume‾7 | Issue‾8 | August‾2017

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