Demographic and Clinical Findings of Epilepsy Patients who Underwent Follow-up at the Newly Established Clinic of the Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University Faculty of Medicine
Objectives:The aim of the present study was to evaluate demographic and clinical findings of patients who underwent follow-up at the newly established epilepsy outpatient clinic of the Muğla University Faculty of Medicine.Methods:Included were 208 patients who underwent follow-up at the clinic betwe...
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| author | Yasemin ÜNAL Dilek ASLAN ÖZTÜRK Mustafa YILMAZ Gülnihal KUTLU |
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| description | Objectives:The aim of the present study was to evaluate demographic and clinical findings of patients who underwent follow-up at the newly established epilepsy outpatient clinic of the Muğla University Faculty of Medicine.Methods:Included were 208 patients who underwent follow-up at the clinic between March 2014 and September 2015.Results:Mean age was 29.42±15.86, with a range of 5–84 years. Eighty-three patients were men (39.9%); 125 were women (60.1%). The most common risk factors included head trauma, febrile convulsion, and family history of epilepsy. Seizures of 155 patients (75.5%) were partialonset, those of 22 (10.6%) were generalized, and those of 9 (4.3%) were unclassified. Sixty-seven patients (37.2%) had normal electroencephalogram, 96 patients (53.3%) had partial, and 10 patients (5.6%) had generalized epileptiform abnormalities. Of the 172 patients (28.5%) to whom antiepileptic drugs had been administered, 49 were resistant to medical treatment. Of the patients with modified therapy, 22 (41.5%) were seizure-free, 7 (13.2%) experienced >50% reduction in seizure frequency, and 8 experienced <50% reduction. Seizure frequency of 16 patients (30.2%) did not change.Conclusion:Regular monitoring of patients in certain centers significantly increases compliance, success of treatment, seizure-free rate, and the monitoring of side effects. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9785d0af0e5b4c258369b2db65237c172023-08-01T11:14:03ZengGalenos YayineviArchives of Epilepsy2792-05502016-04-0122151110.5505/epilepsi.2016.6648713049054Demographic and Clinical Findings of Epilepsy Patients who Underwent Follow-up at the Newly Established Clinic of the Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University Faculty of MedicineYasemin ÜNAL0Dilek ASLAN ÖZTÜRK1Mustafa YILMAZ2Gülnihal KUTLU3 Department of Neurology, Muğla University Faculty of Medicine, Muğla, Turkey Department of Neurology, Muğla University Faculty of Medicine, Muğla, Turkey Department of Neurology, Muğla University Faculty of Medicine, Muğla, Turkey Department of Neurology, Muğla University Faculty of Medicine, Muğla, Turkey Objectives:The aim of the present study was to evaluate demographic and clinical findings of patients who underwent follow-up at the newly established epilepsy outpatient clinic of the Muğla University Faculty of Medicine.Methods:Included were 208 patients who underwent follow-up at the clinic between March 2014 and September 2015.Results:Mean age was 29.42±15.86, with a range of 5–84 years. Eighty-three patients were men (39.9%); 125 were women (60.1%). The most common risk factors included head trauma, febrile convulsion, and family history of epilepsy. Seizures of 155 patients (75.5%) were partialonset, those of 22 (10.6%) were generalized, and those of 9 (4.3%) were unclassified. Sixty-seven patients (37.2%) had normal electroencephalogram, 96 patients (53.3%) had partial, and 10 patients (5.6%) had generalized epileptiform abnormalities. Of the 172 patients (28.5%) to whom antiepileptic drugs had been administered, 49 were resistant to medical treatment. Of the patients with modified therapy, 22 (41.5%) were seizure-free, 7 (13.2%) experienced >50% reduction in seizure frequency, and 8 experienced <50% reduction. Seizure frequency of 16 patients (30.2%) did not change.Conclusion:Regular monitoring of patients in certain centers significantly increases compliance, success of treatment, seizure-free rate, and the monitoring of side effects. http://archepilepsy.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/demographic-and-clinical-findings-of-epilepsy-pati/55058 demographyepilepsytreatment of epilepsy |
| spellingShingle | Yasemin ÜNAL Dilek ASLAN ÖZTÜRK Mustafa YILMAZ Gülnihal KUTLU Demographic and Clinical Findings of Epilepsy Patients who Underwent Follow-up at the Newly Established Clinic of the Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University Faculty of Medicine Archives of Epilepsy demography epilepsy treatment of epilepsy |
| title | Demographic and Clinical Findings of Epilepsy Patients who Underwent Follow-up at the Newly Established Clinic of the Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University Faculty of Medicine |
| title_full | Demographic and Clinical Findings of Epilepsy Patients who Underwent Follow-up at the Newly Established Clinic of the Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University Faculty of Medicine |
| title_fullStr | Demographic and Clinical Findings of Epilepsy Patients who Underwent Follow-up at the Newly Established Clinic of the Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University Faculty of Medicine |
| title_full_unstemmed | Demographic and Clinical Findings of Epilepsy Patients who Underwent Follow-up at the Newly Established Clinic of the Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University Faculty of Medicine |
| title_short | Demographic and Clinical Findings of Epilepsy Patients who Underwent Follow-up at the Newly Established Clinic of the Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University Faculty of Medicine |
| title_sort | demographic and clinical findings of epilepsy patients who underwent follow up at the newly established clinic of the mugla sitki kocman university faculty of medicine |
| topic | demography epilepsy treatment of epilepsy |
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http://archepilepsy.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/demographic-and-clinical-findings-of-epilepsy-pati/55058
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