Profile of children admitted with seizures in a tertiary care hospital of Western Nepal

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Authors

Sudhir Adhikari · Manipal College of Medical Sciences

Brijesh Sathian · Manipal College of Medical Sciences

Deepak Prasad Koirala · Manipal College of Medical Sciences

Kalipatnam Seshagiri Rao · Manipal College of Medical Sciences

Abstract

CNS infections and febrile convulsions were common causes of seizures in febrile children. Neuroimaging should be advised in all afebrile children for the diagnosis of neurocysticercosis. Children diagnosed as seizure disorder require long term follow up studies including neurophysiologic studies.

Topics & Keywords

Epilepsy research and treatment Neonatal and fetal brain pathology Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Partnerships for the goals

Publication Details

Published in: BMC Pediatrics

Volume 13, Issue 1, pp. 43-43

DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-13-43

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