A study on demographic & radiological profile of children with seizure disorder admitted in the pediatric emergency ward of a tertiary care centre

Background & Objectives: Seizure disorder is one of the common neurological problems of children. We conducted this study to find out the common clinical presentations & radiological features of seizure disorder. Methods: It was a hospital-based prospective study conducted among all the children presented with seizure disorder in the pediatric emergency department of Burdwan Medical College between January 2013 to December 2016. Complete enumeration methods was followed to identify 796 subjects. All the statistical analysis was done by SPSS software versio 19.0. Results: The study includes 796 subjects with a mean age of 5.7±2.1 years.We noticed that GTCS is more common among lower aged male children of rural area whereas partial seizure is more common among elderly female children of urban area. Ring enhancing lesion is the most common radiological findings of partial seizure but hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy/structural abnormality of brain were the leading cause of GTCS. Conclusion: The study reflects the profile of patients with seizure disorder in a rural tertiary care centre. Further multicentric studies should be undertaken.