Epileptic Encephalopathies in Infants and Children: Study of Clinico-Electroencephalographic Spectrum in a Tertiary Hospital in Bangladesh
Epileptic Encephalopathies in Infants and Children: Study of Clinico-Electroencephalographic Spectrum in a Tertiary Hospital in Bangladesh作者机构:Department of Paediatric Neurology National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital Sher-E-Bangla Nagar Dhaka Bangladesh Department of Neurophysiology National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital Sher-E-Bangla Nagar Dhaka Bangladesh
出 版 物:《Open Journal of Pediatrics》 (儿科学期刊(英文))
年 卷 期:2021年第11卷第3期
页 面:339-350页
学科分类:07[理学] 0701[理学-数学] 070101[理学-基础数学]
主 题:Epileptic Encephalopathy (EE) EEG Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy (IEE) Clinico-Electroencephalographic Spectrum West Syndrome
摘 要:Background: The epileptic encephalopathies collectivelyexact an immense personal, medical, and financial toll onthe affected children, their families, andthe healthcare system. Objective: This study was aimed to delineate the clinical spectrum of patients with Epileptic encephalopathies (EEs) and classify them under various epileptic syndromes. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study that was carried out in the department of Neurophysiology of the National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital, Bangladesh from July 2016 to June 2019.Children with recurrent seizures which were difficult to control and associated with developmental arrest or regression in absence of a progressive brain pathology were considered to be suffering from E