Risk of Seizure Recurrence following a First Unprovoked Seizure in Children
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Risk of seizure recurrence following a first unprovoked seizure in childhood: a prospective study.
In a prospective study, 283 children who presented with a first unprovoked seizure were followed for a mean of 30 months from the time of first seizure. Subsequent seizures were experienced by 101 children (36%). The cumulative risk of seizure recurrence for the entire study group was 26% at 12 months, 36% at 24 months, 40% at 36 months, and 42% at 48 months. The cumulative risk of recurrence i...
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متن کاملRisk of recurrence after a first unprovoked seizure.
The risk of recurrence after a first unprovoked seizure has been examined in numerous observational studies and two large, high-quality randomized trials. Overall, in untreated individuals, 40-50% can expect a recurrence within 2 years of the initial seizure. Treatment may reduce this risk by as much as half. Those at the greatest risk of recurrence have either an abnormal EEG or an identifiabl...
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OBJECTIVE To find out incidence of seizure recurrence and its risk factor after the first unprovoked attack in children below 12 years of age. METHODS A prospective study was carried out between 30th April 1996 - 1st May 1997 with the aim to find out the incidence of seizure recurrence and its risk factor after the first unprovoked attack in children below 12 years of age. All patients aged b...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Tropical Pediatrics
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0142-6338,1465-3664
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/49.6.379