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Clinicoetiological profile of infantile onset seizure disorder at a tertiary care hospital

Background Current study was conducted with the objective to identify the type of seizures in infants and to know the underlying etiological factors and to know the presence of co-morbidities.

Methods Hospital based retrospective study of 35 children conducted from January 2018 to January 2020. Files of children who were diagnosed with infantile onset seizures during that period were retrieved and analyzed.

Results Out of the 35 children with seizures, generalized tonic clonic seizures was the commonest type of seizures 20 (57%), followed by simple partial and myoclonic seizures in 20% and 11.4% respectively. Structural causes were the commonest identifiable cause of seizures. Developmental delay was the most common co-morbidity followed by visual impairment.

Conclusions Seizures in children less than 2 years is a potentially preventable entity, likely to be amenable to better perinatal care, early identification and management of seizures. Commonly associated co-morbidity with seizures was developmental delay that requires close followup and early intervention.