Katılma Nöbetlerinde Demir ve Pirasetam ile Anoksik Epileptik Nöbetlerde Levetirasetamın Etkinliği

Introduction: In this study, the patients diagnosed with breath holding spell (BHS) or anoxic epileptic seizures and initiated at least one out of iron piracetam levetiracetam therapies were evaluated. Material Methods: We retrospectively evaluated 194 BHS patients. Iron therapy was in case deficiency anemia ferritin values under 12 ng/dl even if there no anemia. The having anemia, low administered levetiracetam. Results: One hundred eight (55.7%) male. mean age 21.39±12.78 months. 87 patients, to 96, 11 Seizure numbers manifestly decreased all groups by end first month after treatment concerning pretreatment levels (p<0.05). Conclusions: determined that spells reduced completely stopped groups. Levetiracetam seems be considerably effective developing BHS.