Study of partial seizures in children with respect to EEG and CT Scan

Abstract

Introduction: Incidence of Seizure disorders is more in children compared to adults. Partial seizures are fairly common form of seizures in children. Methods: This study was carried to determine the etiology of partial seizures in children with the help of EEG and CT scan. In this study total of 80 children with partial seizures defined as per ILAE, belonging to 1-12years of age group were studied retrospectively. Data was collected in the form of history, EEG report and CT scan brain report over a period of 2 years, from the hospital records. Results: EEG was abnormal in 92.5% and CT scan was abnormal in 85% of children with partial seizures. The most common type of partial seizure was complex partial seizure (58.75%). The most common CT scan abnormality was (75%) ring enhancing lesion. Conclusion: EEG and CT scan plays an important role in establishing etiology of partial seizures and thus serves as a tool for appropriate management.

Hospital-Based Prevalence, Electroencephalogram (EEG), and Neuroimaging Correlation in Seizures Among Children in Odisha, India

“…In various studies, abnormal EEG was reported in 81% of partial seizure cases and 78% of generalized seizures [ 20 , 21 ]. It was seen that 73% of patients with partial seizures and 76.9% with generalized seizures had an abnormal EEG [ 22 ]. These observations were coherent with research was done using EEG findings of children with seizures and epilepsy [ 23 , 24 ].…”