Epilepsy awareness in Saudi Arabia

Khan, Sonia

doi:10.17712/nsj.2015.3.20150338

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“…Despite the improvement in the awareness of epilepsy and the attitudes of the public toward the disease in Saudi Arabia, some still think it is linked to evil spirits; thus, spiritual rituals and religious healing are commonly believed to be effective treatments. [21] In contrast to the study in Riyadh, only 21% of respondents said that they would not allow their children to marry someone with epilepsy (21% vs. 76%). In the traditional family structure, the decision to marry is made mainly by both families.…”

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confidence: 74%

Public knowledge and attitudes toward epilepsy in Majmaah

Almutairi

Ansari

Sami

et al. 2016

Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice

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Objectives:Epilepsy is very common in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, occurring in 6.54 out of every 1000 individuals. The current study was conducted to determine the level of public awareness of and attitudes toward epilepsy in the city of Majmaah, Saudi Arabia.Subjects and Methods:This descriptive study was conducted in Majmaah, Saudi Arabia. The study population included respondents derived from preselected public places in the city. Stratified random sampling was used, and the sample size was made up of 706 individuals. A structured questionnaire was used for data collection from respondents after receiving their verbal consent. The data were analyzed using SPSS version 2.0. Ethical approval was obtained from the Ethics Committee of Majmaah University.Results:The results showed that 575 (81.4%) of the respondents had heard or read about epilepsy. Almost 50% of the respondents knew someone who had epilepsy, and 393 (55.7%) had witnessed what they believed to be a seizure. Results showed that 555 (78.6%) respondents believed that epilepsy was neither a contagious disease nor a type of insanity. It was found that 335 (47.5%) stated that epilepsy was a brain disease, and almost one-quarter of the respondents said that the manifestation of an epileptic episode is a convulsion. Regarding attitude, 49% and 47.3% of respondents stated that they would not allow their children to interact with individuals with epilepsy and would object to marrying an individual with epilepsy, respectively.Conclusion:Although knowledge about epilepsy is improving, it is still not adequate. The study showed that the attitude toward epilepsy is poor.

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Public knowledge and attitudes toward epilepsy in Majmaah

Almutairi

Ansari

Sami

et al. 2016

Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice

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“…In this study the majority of the school teachers knew that seizure has different types but mostly recognized generalized tonic clonic seizure and only one third of the sample knew about partial seizure, although a study that was made in Finland about" Distribution of seizure types in an epileptic population 1 . ", and showed that partial seizure accounts for 50% of epileptic disorders in children.…”

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“…The level of public awareness, and the attitudes and knowledge of epilepsy in the Saudi population is limited, and requires significant improvement 1 .Epilepsy is a brain disorder characterized by a pathological abnormality in electrical activity of the brain resulting in an unprovoked abnormal movement or behavior leading to a neurobiological,cognitive, psychological, and social consequence 2 . Epilepticseizures can be dividedinto two major classes,Partial-onset seizureis a seizure that begins on a focal area of the cerebral cortex.…”

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Awareness About Epilepsy in Children Among Schoolteachers in Riyadh, Ksa.

Alkahil¹,

Falatah²,

Abdulbaki³

et al. 2017

IJAR

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“…In Saudi Arabia, about seven out of every thousand citizens live with epilepsy [1]. As common as it is, this chronic neurological disorder is often accompanied by a remarkable socioeconomic burden to the healthcare system, the people living with epilepsy (PWE), and their care givers [1][2][3]. Over 60% of cases of epilepsy in Saudi Arabia had no clear etiology [1] but more than half of those with identifiable etiology are static encephalopathy whereas cerebral trauma and pediatric intracranial infection were also common etiologies in Saudi communities [1,4].…”

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Study of electroencephalography in people with generalized epilepsy in a Saudi population

Owolabi

Reda

Sayed

et al. 2020

Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives

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Background: Electroencephalography (EEG) remains a vital tool in the diagnostic evaluation of patients with epilepsy (GE), however, there is scarcity of information on the yield and potential clinical variables that are associated with EEG abnormalities in people with GE. Objective: The study aimed to evaluate the yield and pattern of EEG abnormalities in patients with GE with the view to determining factors that are independently associated with abnormal EEG in them. Methods: We characterized EEG features and evaluated associated factors in a sample of people with GE in a Saudi population. Standard definition of interictal epileptiform discharges was used. Results: A total of 1105 (77%) out of 1436 GE patients had EEG. Five hundred and ninety-five (53.85%) patients had abnormal EEG. Factors associated with EEG abnormalities before adjustment for confounders were age, gender, duration of epilepsy, and seizure frequency. However, only frequency of seizure (P = 0.0018), gender (P < 0.0001), and age (P < 0.0001) were independently associated with EEG abnormalities. Conclusion: The study showed a modest yield (54%) of abnormal EEG in the cohort of patients with GE. Frequency of seizure, age, and gender, independently predicted the presence of EEG abnormality in people living with GE.

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Epilepsy awareness in Saudi Arabia

Cited by 22 publications

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Public knowledge and attitudes toward epilepsy in Majmaah

Public knowledge and attitudes toward epilepsy in Majmaah

Awareness About Epilepsy in Children Among Schoolteachers in Riyadh, Ksa.

Study of electroencephalography in people with generalized epilepsy in a Saudi population

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