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A community-Based Epidemiological Study of Epilepsy among Students of Primary and Preparatory School Stages in New Damietta City

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Background:Even though Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder globally, developing countries still have insufficient epidemiological data regarding epilepsy.
Aim of the Work:We aimed to estimate the prevalence of epilepsy in primary and preparatory school students in New Damietta city, Damietta governorate, Egypt.
Patients and Methods:A cross-sectional community-based study that was conducted over a period of six months from February to July 2020. All students from conventional schools were screened using a special validated Arabic translated questionnaire. Students with positive questionnaire findings were subjected to a detailed history, neurological examination, Electroencephalography [EEG], and Magnetic resonance imaging [MRI] whenever possible. Data were coded and analyzed.
Result:Lifetime prevalence was 7.5/1000 in conventional schools. Male: Female ratio was 2:1 with statistical significance [95% Confidence Interval= 0.276 to 0.963]. Low socioeconomic class students had a statistically significant higher prevalence of epilepsy. Prenatal and neonatal insults, history of febrile convulsions, and family history of epilepsy were the risk factors with statistical significance. Generalized seizures were more frequent than focal and 62.2% of children were receiving treatment. EEG detected epileptiform discharges in 33.3% of students.
Conclusion: The prevalence of overall epilepsy among primary and preparatory school students was similar to that of other Egyptian districts within the same age group. Being male and low socioeconomic status was associated with a high prevalence of epilepsy. The reported prevalence is similar to the prevalence of epilepsy in other Egyptian Governorates and other Arab countries, but lower than the prevalence in Upper Egypt and most developing countries. 

DOI

10.21608/ijma.2021.64734.1278

Keywords

Epilepsy, School, children, Cross-sectional study, Egypt

Authors

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Ali

MiddleName

Mostafa

Affiliation

Department of Neurology, Damietta Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Egypt

Email

mohamed.ali@domazhermedicine.edu.eg

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Orcid

0000-0002-0100-4957

First Name

Abdel Monem Mohamed

Last Name

Hassan

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Egypt

Email

abdelmonemab087@gmail.com

City

Cairo

Orcid

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First Name

Ayman

Last Name

Mahmoud

MiddleName

Ahmed

Affiliation

Department of Public Health; Damietta faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar university, Egypt

Email

aymanahmed1231@yahoo.com

City

Egypt

Orcid

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First Name

Hossam

Last Name

Ali

MiddleName

Abdelmonem

Affiliation

Department of Neurology, Damietta Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Egypt

Email

drhossamabdelmonem@domazhermedicine.edu.eg

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3

Article Issue

3

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27050

Issue Date

2021-07-01

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2021-03-08

Publish Date

2021-07-01

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1,657

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1,663

Print ISSN

2636-4174

Online ISSN

2682-3780

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IJMA_Volume 3_Issue 3_Pages 1657-1663.pdf

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International Journal of Medical Arts

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A community-Based Epidemiological Study of Epilepsy among Students of Primary and Preparatory School Stages in New Damietta City

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22 Jan 2023