Childhood absence epilepsy: Electro-clinical manifestations, treatment options, and outcome in a tertiary educational center.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose and background

To evaluate the electro-clinical manifestations and outcomes of children with absence epilepsy at a tertiary center in Saudi Arabia.

Methods

This retrospective study reviewed the medical and EEG records of patients who were diagnosed to have CAE as per the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) definition for CAE. The study was conducted in the pediatric neurology clinic of King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, between January 2000 and December 2019. Patients who did not meet (ILAE) criteria, lost follow-up, and those who did not receive treatment at KKUH were excluded. Data regarding the patient's disease, electro-clinical manifestations, anti-seizure medication response, and outcomes were coll

SUBMITTER: Bashiri FA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9152671 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature