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Etiological analysis of 167 cases of drug-resistant epilepsy in children
- Source :
- Italian Journal of Pediatrics, Vol 50, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2024)
- Publication Year :
- 2024
- Publisher :
- BMC, 2024.
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Abstract
- Abstract Background To analyze the etiological distribution characteristics of drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) in children, with the aim of providing valuable perspectives to enhance clinical practice. Methods In this retrospective study, clinical data were collected on 167 children with DRE who were hospitalized between January 2020 and December 2022, including gender, age of onset, seizure types, video electroencephalogram(VEEG) recordings, neuroimaging, and genetic testing results. Based on the etiology of epilepsy, the enrolled children were categorized into different groups. The rank-sum test was conducted to compare the age of onset for different etiologies. Results Of the 167 cases, 89 (53.3%) had a clear etiology. Among them, structural factors account for 23.4%, genetic factors for 19.2%, multiple factors for 7.2%, and immunological factors for 3.6%. The age of onset was significantly earlier in children with genetic causes than those with structural (P
- Subjects :
- Drug-resistant epilepsy
Etiology
Children
Phenotype
Pediatrics
RJ1-570
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 18247288
- Volume :
- 50
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Italian Journal of Pediatrics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.9b10fd9647f047b4857e756361ac7a0e
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13052-024-01619-8