Epilepsy in Children: Unusual Presentations | ||
| IRAQI JOURNALOF COMMUNITY MEDICINE | ||
| Article 1, Volume 29, Issue 1, March 2016, Pages 45-47 | ||
| Author | ||
| Hisham Maddah Al-Aloosi | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: The aim of this study is to prove that epilepsy can be presented in unusual way because of the signs and symptoms in prodrom, aura and postictal period. Patients and methods: This study was conducted on 18 children patients at Al-Ramadi Teaching Hospital in Al-Anbar, Iraq between Jan. 2009 and Dec. 2011. Complaining of different medical, neurological and psychological problems proved to be epelipsy. Results: 18 patients 14 (77.77%) were females and 4 (22.23%) were males. Their ages ranged from 4-12 years. They were presented complaining of one of the following: Deterioration in school performance in 4 patients (22.22%). Abdominal pain in 4 patients (22.22%). Attacks of Amnesia in 3 patients (16.66%). Headache in 3 patients (16.66%). Behavioral changes (aggression and sleep disturbance) in 2 patients (11.11%). Nausea and vomiting in 2 patients (11.11%). EEG was positive in 15 patients (83.333%). CT Scan of brain was normal. All cases responded well to Anticonvulsant drugs. Conclusion: Epelipsy is common in Al-Anbar and presented in different types. In children neither the child nor the parents are aware of the attack resulting in Amnesia, Deterioration in school performance, Headache and behavioral changes. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| epilepsy; Children; Amnesia; School performance; headache | ||
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