A study of Clinical Profile of Status Epilepticus in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Uttarakhand

Dr Makrand Singh; Dr Anamika Yadav

Volume : VII, Issue : IV, April - 2018

A study of Clinical Profile of Status Epilepticus in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Uttarakhand

Dr Makrand Singh, Dr Anamika Yadav

Abstract :

Status Epilepticus an emergency which is being represented with very much paucity in current studies in India, even less so in Kumaun region of Uttarakhand..Aims and objectives: To study clinical profile of Status Epilepticus patients presented in Casuality[our emergency department]and Medicine wards of GMC Haldwani. Materials and Methods: This is a prospective study to ascertain clinical profile of status epilepticus patients of adult age group. We studied 136 cases of Status Epilepticus presented in medicine OPD of GMC Haldwani from July 2013 to july 2017 .Patients were initially stabilised by taking care of their airway ,eathing and circulation and were simultaneously put on specific treatment in form of loading doses of benzodiazepines or phenytoin. Detailed demographic and clinical data were collected at time of presentation. Results–we found that Status Epilepticus is more prevalent in males (M=66%),Urban area [56%]and elderly age group[80%]Lower socioeconomic strata and convulsive seizures were predominantly represented. Conclusion: In our study we found significant differences in clinical presentation of Status Epilepticus in different age groups ,gender wise ,environmental wise and with different risk/triggering factors.