2014
DOI: 10.20453/rnp.v77i4.2193
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Estado epiléptico convulsivo en adultos atendidos en el Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurológicas de Lima, Perú 2011-2013.

Abstract: Objetivo: describir las características clínicas y la evolución del estado epiléptico convulsivo (EEC) en pacientes adultos admitidos en el Servicio de Emergencia del Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurológicas de Lima, Perú entre los años 2011 y 2013. Métodos: Se realizó un estudio prospectivo de serie de casos. Resultados: Se incluyeron 28 pacientes mayores de 17 años, la mediana de edad fue 31 años. El 57% fueron hombres y el 89% tenían antecedentes de epilepsia. La principal causa del EEC fue el incumplimi… Show more

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“…Approximately 8% to 10% of the population will experience a seizure during their lifetime and of these 2 to 3% will develop epilepsy [1] , considering that about 150,000 adults consult emergency services each year with a first unprovoked seizure in the United States, this becomes one of the most common neurological problems [2]. The incidence of seizures is very variable, between 10 to 41 cases / 100.000 people every year [3]. It presents a bimodal distribution, being more common in patients younger than a year (4,3/100 000 patients/year) and patients older than 60 years (8,4/100 000 patients/year) [4,5].…”
Section: Epidemiologymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Approximately 8% to 10% of the population will experience a seizure during their lifetime and of these 2 to 3% will develop epilepsy [1] , considering that about 150,000 adults consult emergency services each year with a first unprovoked seizure in the United States, this becomes one of the most common neurological problems [2]. The incidence of seizures is very variable, between 10 to 41 cases / 100.000 people every year [3]. It presents a bimodal distribution, being more common in patients younger than a year (4,3/100 000 patients/year) and patients older than 60 years (8,4/100 000 patients/year) [4,5].…”
Section: Epidemiologymentioning
confidence: 99%