Prevalence of seizures and associated factors in children under five living in a deprived municipality of southern Brazil

Abib, Cheple Roberto; Mendoza-Sassi, Raúl Andrés; Bech-Nappi, Jaime; Stein, Aírton Tetelbom

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“…Similar findings were observed by Abib et al (p=0.03). 15 In the present study, statistically it was also found that seizure disorder is not significantly (p=0.49)among study subjects having Cattle shed nearby house in comparison to subjects not having cattle shed nearby house. Results of present study were in contrast with the study by Montano et al (p=0.001).…”

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“…Statistically it was also found that subjects with seizure disorder was not significant (p=0.9988) among study subjects having kachcha house in comparison to subjects without kachcha house, In contrast to study of Abib et al (p=0.1). 15 In present study, it was found that subjects with seizure disorder was not statistically significant among study subjects water supply from non-piped source in comparison to subjects having piped water source. Similar findings were observed by Abib et al (p=0.03).…”

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Study of some epidemiological aspects of seizure disorders among children in rural area of a district

Potdar

2018

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Seizures are the most common paediatric neurologic disorder, with 4% to 10% of children suffering at least one seizure in the first 16 years of life. Most seizures occur before age 3 years.Methods: The present study was undertaken with an objective to study prevalence of seizure disorders among the children aged 14 years and below in rural area of a district and to study some socio-demographic factors and some risk factors associated with it among the study subjects. This was a community based cross-sectional descriptive study.Results: The prevalence of seizure disorder in the area studied was 10.84%. Of the total 1200 subjects examined, 52.67% were males and 47.33% were females. Mean age of the study population was 6.48±3.33 years, median was 6 years. Age, sex, family history, and socio-economic status were highly statistically significant with risk of seizure disorders (p<0.01). H/o Head injury, H/o CNS infection were statistically age, sex, family history of seizure disorders and socio-economic status were independently associated with risk of seizure disorders (p<0.01).Conclusions: prevalence of seizure disorder in the area studied was 10.84%.Significant association was observed between seizure disorder and age, sex, socio economic status, family history of seizure disorder, h/o infections and h/o head injury. Further research is needed to better understand the intricate relationship among socio-demographic risk factors and seizure disorders in order to ensure the best possible outcomes for individuals with seizure disorders.

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Study of some epidemiological aspects of seizure disorders among children in rural area of a district

Potdar

2018

Int J Community Med Public Health

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“…Similarly, El-Motayam [ 15 ] found a prevalence of 7–10/1000 among school children below the age of 15 years, while higher rates reported by Shawki and colleagues [ 16 ] who found that the prevalence of epilepsy among school children (≤ 12 years of age) was 12.9/1000 in Upper Egypt, Asyut Governorate. Egyptian studies are much lower than that reported among 5-year-old Brazilian children (45.2/1000) [ 17 ] and among 12-year-old school children in Tahran (32.4/1000) [ 18 ]. This high prevalence reported in the Brazilian and Tahran studies could be explained by difference in the adopted definition of epilepsy where both studies recorded lifetime prevalence of seizure (LPS) not for epilepsy, and they did not necessitate seizure recurrence.…”

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Prevalence of childhood and adolescence epilepsy in Upper Egypt (desert areas)

Farghaly

Elhamed

Hassan

et al. 2018

Egypt J Neurol Psychiatry Neurosurg

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BackgroundA high prevalence of epilepsy in children is frequently found in developing countries.ObjectiveThis study aimed to determine the prevalence and clinical pattern of childhood and adolescence epilepsy in Upper Egypt.MethodsThis is a door-to-door study conducted on all inhabitants < 18 years in Al Kharga district and Al Qusier city (36,195 subjects). The study was conducted through two stages; every stage consisted of two phases (screening and diagnostic).ResultsLifetime prevalence of childhood and adolescence epilepsy (children < 18 years) in Upper Egypt was 9.7/1000, with higher prevalence among children < 12 years (10.8/1000) than adolescents (7.2/1000). The age-specific prevalence was highest in early childhood (12.01/1000) and least at adolescence (7.2/1000). More than half of the patients (59.4%) had idiopathic epilepsy. The most frequent etiology for structural/metabolic epilepsy was perinatal complications, particularly in infancy, followed by central nervous system (CNS) infections, in childhood, and post-traumatic epilepsy in adolescence. Partial seizures were more frequent in infancy, while generalized seizures were more frequent in late childhood and adolescence. Generalized tonic-clonic seizures (GTCS) were the most frequent type of seizures.ConclusionPrevalence of childhood and adolescence epilepsy in Upper Egypt was not so much different from other developing countries. Idiopathic epilepsy was more prevalent than structural/metabolic cases. Perinatal complications, CNS infections, and head injury were the most frequent etiologies, and generalized tonic-clonic seizures were the most frequent seizure type.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1186/s41983-018-0032-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…29 Differently from our study, this one was performed in one single section of the city, considered very poor. In other two epilepsy population surveys developed in southeast Brazil (São Paulo), it was observed, in children aged from 0 to 4 years, a lifetime prevalence of epilepsy of 2.8 per 1,000 children, and of active epilepsy of 2.3 per 1,000 children, which was a little lower than the outcomes reported in our study.…”

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Incidência de epilepsia e distúrbios convulsivos na infância e sua associação com determinantes sociais: um estudo de coorte de nascimento

Nunes

Geib²,

Apego³

2011

J. Pediatr. (Rio J.)

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Objective: To investigate the incidence and prevalence of epilepsy and seizure disorders during childhood, and their relationship to selected social determinants. Methods:Population-based birth cohort study, with children born between January 1st and December 31st, 2003 in the city of Passo Fundo (RS), Brazil. Data were prospectively collected in two stages. In the first one, the Questionnaire of Neurologic Tracking for Epilepsy (QNT-E) was applied during a visit at the children's homes, together with the assessment of social determinants of health. Constructs of social position (economic class, mother's educational level, marital status and occupation), biological and behavioral factors (alcohol and tobacco consumption during pregnancy, number of prenatal appointments, and use of medicines during pregnancy), and psychosocial factors (religious meetings attendance) were analyzed. In the second stage, children with a positive QNT-E were submitted to neuroclinical assessment for diagnostic confirmation.Results: Eleven cases of epilepsy, 27 of febrile seizures, 10 of neonatal seizures, 8 of single seizures, in addition to 26 patients with non-epileptic paroxysmal events, were identified. The incidence rate of epilepsy was 7/100,000 children, and the prevalence 65.2/10,000 children. Nine children had active epilepsy, giving a point prevalence of 53.3/10,000 children. After multivariate analysis, no social determinants could be significantly related to epilepsy. Conclusions:In this study, a low incidence rate of epilepsy was reported, in contrast to almost a double incidence of febrile seizures and non-epileptic paroxysmal events. Moreover, the achievement of an accurate diagnosis of epilepsy in developing countries is still a challenge, in order to avoid misdiagnosis.

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Prevalence of seizures and associated factors in children under five living in a deprived municipality of southern Brazil

Abstract: Prevalence of seizure in this deprived population is extremely high and related to socio-economic conditions.

Cited by 11 publications

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Study of some epidemiological aspects of seizure disorders among children in rural area of a district

Study of some epidemiological aspects of seizure disorders among children in rural area of a district

Prevalence of childhood and adolescence epilepsy in Upper Egypt (desert areas)

Incidência de epilepsia e distúrbios convulsivos na infância e sua associação com determinantes sociais: um estudo de coorte de nascimento

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