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Childhood Focal Epilepsies

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Objective: The present study was done in order to obtain a baseline profile of childhood focal epilepsies   Patient and methods: Subjects included in this study were children suffering from focal epilepsy with age above 2 y. They were attending pediatric neurology clinic in Queen Rania  Hospital for children in Jordan . The study included 112 children with ages ranging from 2-14 years. The following data were obtained: age, sex, detailed of seizures type, age at first unprovoked seizure, family history of seizure disorders, history and type of febrile seizures, etiological factors, socioeconomic class, history of consanguinity, additional neuro -impairment, Electroencephalography and brain imaging  finding and the use of antiepileptic drugs, the results were recorded for further study.   Results: A total of 112 consecutive cases of  focal epilepsy were enrolled , 59  were male. The commonest partial seizure recorded was simple partial type 52 (46.4%) while simple partial with secondary generalization had 17 (16.9%) and complex partial seizure formed 36.8 %. ), In partial onset seizures the peak age was between 11-14 years and complex partial  seizures plateau was seen between ages 6-10 years. Twenty six (23.2%) patients reported a family history of epilepsy, 91% of low socioeconomic class .11.5 % of cases have history of febrile seizures, idiopathic epilepsy was 53.5 % . In most of epileptic patients have accessory neurological impairment, the most common were learning difficulties Electroencephalography was normal in 20.4 %, mono-therapy was used in 68.8 %   Conclusion: the pattern of  focal epilepsies in our country do not differ from that of developed countries, further population –based epidemiological research is indicated to confirm the prevalence of seizure disorders in this locality    

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10.21608/ejhm.2011.16770

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partial seizure, complex partial seizure

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Wael hayel

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khreisat

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Pediatric neurologist,Queen Rania hospital for children, King Hussein medical center Royal medical services, Amman, Jordan

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43

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1

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3557

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2011-04-01

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2018-10-16

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2011-04-01

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134

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144

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1687-2002

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2090-7125

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The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine

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Childhood Focal Epilepsies

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