Prevalencia de primera crisis epiléptica sintomática en lactantes y preescolares que acuden a la emergencia del Hospital General del Norte de Guayaquil los Ceibos desde abril 2017 a julio del 2018.

Abstract

Introduction: The first episode of symptomatic epileptic crisis (S.E.C) is a frequent neurological emergency, with a prevalence of 4 to 5% according to foreign studies. Objective: Evaluate the first episode of symptomatic epileptic crisis in infants and preschoolers who attend to the emergency of H.G.N.G. Los Ceibos from April 2017 to July 2018. Method: It’s an observational, retrospective study that analyzes the prevalence of the first S.E.C. in the place and period mentioned. The sample was nonrandomly obtained, including 103 patients. The medical records are from the OS AS-400, and the data were tabulated in a Microsoft Excel 2010 spreadsheet were the statistical correlations were made. Results: Of the 103 patients with C.E.S. 58 (56.3%) were male and 45 (47.3%) female. The average age was 12 months. Fever was the most frequent cause described (44%), followed by PDR (15%). The mortality was 1 (1.7%) deceased patient. XVI Conclusions: The S.E.C. are more frequent in male gender (56.3%), infants (47.4%), with an average age of 12 months. Fever was the most prevalent cause (44%). The mortality was 1.7%, it didn’t turn out fatal.