Correlation between epilepsy risk factors and type of seizures in children

Karrar Kadhim Jawad Al-Aameri; Naji Yasser Saadoon AL-Mayahi

doi:10.53730/ijhs.v6nS3.7314

Authors

Karrar Kadhim Jawad Al-Aameri
Krarnurse424@gmail.com
PhD. Students, Faculty of Nursing, University of Babylon, Iraq
Naji Yasser Saadoon AL-Mayahi Assist. Prof. Dr., Faculty of Nursing, University of Babylon, Iraq

Keywords:

correlation, epilepsy, risk factors, seizures

Abstract

Epilepsy is uncommon on its own, and comorbidities are common: more than half of patients with epilepsy have one or more other medical disorders. Epilepsy has long been linked to psychiatric disorders (such as Extreme stress, extreme sadness, hyperactivity, and attention deficit), but more recently, epilepsy has been linked to somatic disorders (such as Disorders of the pancreas and its secretion of insulin, problems with tendons and joints, diseases that affect the stomach and chronic diseases related to the lung). A descriptive, Case-Control study was conducted. The research was carried out across Iraq's five Middle Euphrates Governorates, between the 1st of October 2021 and the 1st of May 2022. For the purpose of determining risk factors for epilepsy in children and to identify the relationship between the risk factors and parents socio-demographic data, clinical data and daily habits. The data was collected through the use of the questionnaire and data analysis by SPSS version 22. The findings indicate that the most important factors influencing the occurrence of epilepsy in children are as follows: (asphyxia, trauma during delivery, jaundice, febrile, encephalitis, meningitis, brain tumor, ADHD, and head trauma). as well as the occurrence of epilepsy is influenced by considerable sleep disruption.

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