Improving epilepsy control among children with cerebral palsy in rural Bangladesh: a prospective cohort-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To define the prevalence and seizure subtypes among children with cerebral palsy (CP) in rural Bangladesh and explore barriers to optimum epilepsy control.

Design

Prospective cohort study.

Setting

The study was conducted in Shahjadpur, a rural subdistrict of Bangladesh.

Participants

Children (<18 years) with CP and epilepsy identified using the Bangladesh CP Register (BCPR) in the study site.

Methods

Assessments were conducted in three focused epilepsy clinics overseen by a paediatric neurologist between December 2016 and January 2018, with intervening phone and video-conference follow-ups. Details of event type, frequency and medication compliance were collected. Antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) were prescribed based on seizure type, family income,

SUBMITTER: Karim T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8984049 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature