The role of seizure disorders in burn injury and outcome in Sub-Saharan Africa.

ABSTRACT: Patients with epilepsy have higher incidence and severity of burn injury. Few studies describe the association between epilepsy and burns in low-income settings, where epilepsy burden is highest. The authors compared patients with and without seizure disorder in a burn unit in Lilongwe, Malawi. The authors conducted a retrospective study of patients admitted to the Kamuzu Central Hospital burn ward from July 2011 to December 2012. Descriptive analysis of patient characteristics and unadjusted and adjusted analyses of risk factors for mortality were conducted for patients with and without seizure disorder. Prevalence of seizure disorder was 10.7% in the study population. Adults with burns were more likely to have seizure disorder than children. Flame injury was most common in patients with

SUBMITTER: Boschini LP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4229410 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature