Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Background: Children with seizure disorders, also known as epilepsy, experience recurrent seizures due to abnormal electrical activity in the brain. The present study was conducted to assess profile of children with seizure disorder. Materials & Methods: 56 children diagnosed with seizures of both genderswas recorded. Type of seizures was recorded. Residence, socio- economic status, clinical features and imaging features was recorded. Results: Out of 56 patients, males were 36 and females were 20. Type of seizures was generalized tonic- clonic seizures in 25, partial seizure in 31 cases. Residencewas urban in 22 and rural in 34. Clinical featureswas vomiting in 24, fever in 43, meningeal sign in 21, movement disorder in 17 and altered sensorium in 13 cases. SES was upper in 7, middle in 15 and lowerin 34 cases. Imaging features was normal in 21, HIE changes in 10, ring enhancing lesion in 15 and structural brain abnormalities in 10 patients. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Conclusion: Maximum children had partial seizures. Most common clinical feature was fever, meningeal sign and vomiting.