Prevalencia de las crisis convulsivas por quistes subaracnoideos en pacientes pediátricos >28 días y <15 años en el Hospital del niño Francisco Icaza Bustamante en el periodo del 2016-2022.

Abstract

Introduction: Subarachnoid cysts are non-cancerous collections of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) outside the intracellular space, delimited by a capsule not differentiated. Objective: To demonstrate the relationship between subarachnoid cysts and seizures in pediatric patients older than 28 days and younger than 15 years of the Francisco de Icaza Bustamante Children's Hospital in Guayaquil in the period 2016-2022. Materials and methods: This is a case-control, retrospective work carried out in pediatric patients > 28 days and < 15 years of the Francisco de Icaza Bustamante Children's Hospital in Guayaquil in the period 2016-2022. Patients with incomplete records were excluded, with a record of convulsive crises of cause studied outside the object of study. The data was tabulated in the SPSS statistics program according to the objectives. Results: The sample consisted of 21 patients, 66.67% were male and 33.33% female, aged > 28 days and < 15 years. The prevalence of seizures is 61.90%. The most frequent location is the temporal lobe with 42.66%, and the left side with 71.43%. The most frequent type of convulsive crisis was the general one with 42.86%. Most of the patients are asymptomatic with 42.89% but may present headache with 28.57%. 23.81% of the patients presented seizures as debut. Finally, the most frequent age group was 0-5 years with 52.38%. Conclusion: The prevalence in the presence of subarachnoid cysts with convulsive crises of 61.90% of the sample was demonstrated, of which a greater predisposition for those of a general type was evidenced.