Analysis of Etiology and Clinical Characteristics of 1170 Patients with Symptomatic Epilepsy in Jianghan Plain

• 作者: Xianglin Cheng
• 来源期刊: 长江医药(英文)
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: Symptomatic Epilepsy ETIOLOGY Clinical Features TREATMENT
• 年，卷（期）: cjyyyw,（2）
• 页码范围: 132-139
• 页数: 8页
• 分类号: R74

摘要

<strong>Objective:</strong> The etiology, clinical manifestations and treatment of 1170 patients with symptomatic epilepsy were retrospectively analyzed and provided guidance for further treatment of symptomatic epilepsy. <strong>Method: </strong>A retrospective analysis of 1170 cases of symptomatic epilepsy admitted to the First Affiliated Hospital of Yangtze University from January 2013 to June 2018 was conducted to analyze the etiology, clinical manifestations and treatment of different age groups.<strong> Results:</strong> Symptomatic epilepsy is high in the elderly, and men are more than women. Among the 1170 patients with symptomatic epilepsy, there were 81 (6.9%) cases of brain injury, 721 (61.6%) cases of cerebrovascular disease, 223 (19.0%) cases of tumor, 59 (5.0%) cases of central nervous system infection, 33 (2.8%) cases of immune metabolic disease, 11 (0.9%) cases of drugs, 6 (0.5%) cases of cortical dysplasia, 6 (0.5%) cases of neurodegenerative disease, 4 (0.3%) cases of parasites, 4 (0.3%) cases of poisons, and 22 (1.9%) cases of other diseases. Among them, central nervous system infection and cerebrovascular disease ranked first among the patients aged 0 - 18 years, followed by immune metabolic diseases;cerebrovascular disease ranked first among the patients aged 19 - 39 years, followed by tumors and brain trauma;cerebrovascular disease ranked first among the patients aged 40 - 65 years, followed by tumors and brain trauma;cerebrovascular disease ranked first among the patients aged over 65 years, followed by tumors, among the types of seizures, 74 (6.3%) cases of tonic seizures, 68 (5.8%) cases of clonic seizures, 856 (73.2%) cases of tonic-clonic seizures, 27 (2.3%) cases of myoclonic seizures, 12 (1.0%) cases of absence seizures, 116 (9.9%) cases of complicated partial seizures, and 17 (1.5%) cases of partial seizures, in addition to the etiology, 795 (67.9%) cases of sodium valproate, 152 (13.0%) cases of carbamazepine, 56 (4.8%) cases of topiramate, 117 (10.0%) cases of levetiracetam, 23 (2.