Volume : IX, Issue : IX, September - 2019

STUDY OF NEURODEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOME IN PAEDIATRIC EPILEPSY

Dr Nidhi Gupta, Dr Arvind Kumar Mittal

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INTRODUCTION: Epilepsy is a global health issue and an important health problem in developing countries. For a patient with epilepsy and his or her family, unpredictability of seizure recurrence is a constant threat. Epilepsy can lead to permanent ain damage. The risk of premature death in people with epilepsy is two to three times higher than it is for the general population. AIM/OBJECTIVE:– To study neurodevelopmental outcome in paediatric epilepsy. MATERIAL & METHOD:– All children between age of 1 month to 18 years with two or more unprovoked seizures attending the paediatrics emergency and OPD of SAMC & PGI in 1½ year duration were enrolled in the study. Detailed history and clinical examination was done for all the patients included in the study. RESULT:– In our study, developmental delay was observed in 52 patients (36.11%). Out of these patients 96.15% had global developmental delay and 3.84% had delay in specific domains of development. CONCLUSION:– The study shows that neurodevelopmental delay is found in significant number of children with epilepsy.

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STUDY OF NEURODEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOME IN PAEDIATRIC EPILEPSY, Dr NIDHI GUPTA, Dr Arvind Kumar Mittal INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-9 | September-2019

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