CLINICORADIOLOGICAL CORRELATION OF PEDIATRIC AND NEONATAL SEIZURES

Abstract

INTRODUCTION:Epilepsy is the most common serious disorder worldwide. It has no age,racial,social class,national or geographic boundaries. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:To study imaging ndings of various pathologic conditions seen in epileptic children and neonates. MATERIALAND METHODS:Aprospective study was obtained from evaluation of 40 patients presenting with epilepsy in paediatric OPD and IPD. Head CT was obtained in 15 (37.5%), MRI in all cases. Contrast was given in patients with tumour, suspected vascular malformations, inammation, and Infectious pathology. Epilepsy provoked by causes such as fever, electrolyte imbalance and dehydration were excluded . RESULTS:The most common cause of epilepsy in our study was tuberculosis in this region, being at 22.5% which consisted cases of both tuberculoma and tubercular meningitis. This was followed shortly by neurocysticercosis at 15%. This was followed by Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy at 10%. CONCLUSION:Imaging of children with epilepsy is a challenging subject and requires an understanding of the wide spectrum of pathology that affects the paediatric population