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ArticleRevista de neurologia2024

[Acute symptomatic epileptic seizures. A clinical-electroencephalographic etiological description and prognosis of an oncopediatric series].

P Ivarola, B González, I Tedeschini, F Córdoba, R Caraballo

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Article in Revista de neurologia, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

P IvarolaHospital de Niños Juan P. Garrahan, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
B GonzálezHospital de Niños Juan P. Garrahan, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
I TedeschiniHospital de Niños Juan P. Garrahan, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
F CórdobaHospital de Niños Juan P. Garrahan, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
R CaraballoHospital de Niños Juan P. Garrahan, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Garrahan Hospital · AR

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Abstract

aimTo determine clinical, electroencephalographic, therapeutic and evolutive characteristics of a series of oncopediatric patients with acute symptomatic seizures. PATIENTS AND

methodsWe performed a retrospective and prospective descriptive analysis of clinical records of oncopediatric children evaluated by neurology at the comprehensive outpatient Center for Hemato-Oncological Patients during 2017-2021. We included children aged one month to 17 years with intracranial and extracranial tumors who presented with acute symptomatic seizure (ASC). We defined acute symptomatic seizure according to the 2010 International League Against Epilepsy. We classified seizures according to 2017 International League Against Epilepsy classification. We excluded any patient with a diagnosis of previous epilepsy and non-epileptic paroxysmal episodes.

resultsWe analyzed 44 cases with a median of 4 years (range: 1 month-17 years) and mean of 5.75 months (range: 1 month-11 months) and 8.33 years (2-17 years). The main etiologies were neurotoxicity and post-surgical context. Four patients presented dysnatremias and two associated with endocranial hypertension. Forty-one electroencephalograms were performed with intercritical results with abnormalities in the baseline rhythm, but without foci or paroxysms. There were no critical recordings. Focal seizures were 25 (56.8%) and generalized seizures 19 (43.18%). Levetiracetam was the most commonly used drug for acute management.

conclusionsOur cohort shows that ASC, in this population, do not show considerable differences between focal motor and generalized seizures and occur mostly in neurotoxic and post-surgical contexts. Dysnatremias and endocranial hypertension associated with ASC were also recorded. Postcrisis electroencephalograms were without foci or paroxysms and good seizure evolution.

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EpilepsyHypertensionNeurotoxicity SyndromesChildElectroencephalographyHumansPrognosisRetrospective StudiesSeizures

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