Volume : VIII, Issue : VIII, August - 2019

A CLINICAL STUDY ON FOCAL SEIZURES– CORRELATION WITH EEG AND CT BRAIN

D. Madhusudhana, D. R. Anusha, B. Sudarsi

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AIM AND OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY: To study clinical profile and correlation of EEG (elecroencephalography) and CT(computed tomography) findings in patients with focal seizures. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is a cross sectional study done on 50 patients presenting with new onset focal seizures who were admitted in general wards of ACSR Government General Hospital, Nellore. Patients were evaluated with proper history and complete neurological examination. All are subjected to EEG and CT scan ain with and without contrast. EEG was recorded by using 21 electrodes according to 10–20 international system. Single recording of EEG was noted. Correlation between abnormal CT and EEG findings were studied in different age sub groups. RESULTS: In the present study among all partial seizure types majority were focal seizures with intact awareness(54%).Significant neurological abnormalities were present in all focal seizures types and in all age subgroups(52%).Among causes of focal seizures commonest were calcified disc lesions(32%) and cysticercosis ring lesions (26%)in young and middle aged adults, where as ain tumor(11%) and cereal infarcts(10%) were more common in elderly. CONCLUSION: There is significant correlation between EEG and CT scan findings in diagnosis and localisation of focal seizures. Single recording of EEG has a low sensitivity in detecting epileptiform discharges. EEG is a better cost effective screening method in diagnosis of partial seizures. CT scan is mandatory in all cases of focal seizures to identify the cause of focal seizures, which is helpful in treating the underlying cause of focal seizures

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A CLINICAL STUDY ON FOCAL SEIZURES- CORRELATION WITH EEG AND CT BRAIN, D.Madhusudhana, D.R.Anusha, B.Sudarsi INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-8 | August-2019

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