ArticleNeurosciences (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)2018
Epidemiological study of epilepsy from a tertiary care hospital in kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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- Post-stroke epilepsy in Saudi Arabia - frequency, management and outcomes at a comprehensive stroke center in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.BMC neurology · 2026Article
- Prevalence and Risk Factors of Epilepsy Among the Adult Saudi Population: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2024Review
- Demographics, Clinical Characteristics, and Management Strategies of Epilepsy in Saudi Arabia: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2024Review
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- Prevalence of epilepsy in Saudi pregnant women and possible effects of anti-epileptic drugs on pregnancy outcomes.Neurosciences (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) · 2020Article
- Perception and Attitude of the General Population towards Epilepsy in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.Journal of epilepsy research · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo identify the types of seizures and describe the clinical features, EEG and radiological findings among patients with epilepsy.
methodsIn this retrospective epidemiological study, we analyzed the medical records of the patients with the diagnosis of epilepsy during the study period (January 1st 2016- December 2016)
resultsThe study included 184 patients, 91 (49.5%) were males and 93 (50.5%) females. Age ranged between 12 and 85 years (mean 35.4+/-19.5 SD years). Most of the patients 150 (82%) had Generalized tonic clonic seizures followed by focal onset in 27 (14%) of the patients. Main EEG abnormality was focal to bilateral was recorded in 53 (41%), idiopathic/ cryptogenic epilepsy was diagnosed in 61% of the patients. The most common abnormalities on brain imaging were temporal/hippocampal atrophy/stroke. The most common cause of symptomatic epilepsy was stroke found in 20(11%) followed by post infectious epilepsy and head trauma.
conclusionSeizure types, EEG characteristics and etiologies of symptomatic epilepsy in our cohort of patients are in accordance with the current literature. Slight discrepancy observed in gender distribution and etiologies for symptomatic epilepsy compared with other studies from Saudi Arabia need to be studied further by prospective and population base studies.
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