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Schematic representation of the review process
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A graphic demonstration of percentage of Saudi epilepsy publications with their respective time interval and level of evidence.
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Terms Epilepsy surgery, seizure surgery, mesial temporal sclerosis, corpus callosotomy, amygdalo-hippocampectomy, hemispherectomy, multiple subpial transection, vagus nerve stimulation, temporal lobectomy, intractable seizure, seizure, generalized seizure, tonic-clonic, myoclonic, focal seizure, petit-mal, grand-mal, Lennox-Gastaut, Todd’s paralysis, Valproic acid, lamotrigine, Levetiracetam, phenytoin, carbamazepine, West syndrome, electroencephalogram Ranks Articles Number of Citations 1 Panayiotopoulos CP, Obeid T, Tahan AR. Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy: a 5-year prospective study. Epilepsia 1994; 35: 285-296.12 289 2 Panayiotopoulos CP, Tahan R, Obeid T. Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy: factors of error involved in the diagnosis and treatment. Epilepsia 1991; 32: 672-676.15 135 3 Al Rajeh S, Awada A, Bademosi O, Ogunniyi A. The prevalence of epilepsy and other seizure disorders in an Arab population: a community-based study. Seizure 2001; 10: 410-414.2 76 4 Al-Otaibi FA, Hamani C, Lozano AM. Neuromodulation in epilepsy. Neurosurgery 2011; 69: 957-979.16 46 5 Salih MA, Kabiraj M, Al-Jarallah AS, El Desouki M, Othman S, Palkar VA. Hemiconvulsion-hemiplegia-epilepsy syndrome. A clinical, electroencephalographic and neuroradiological study. Childs Nerv Syst 1997; 13: 257-263.17 45 6 Jan MM, Girvin JP. Seizure semiology: value in identifying seizure origin. Can J Neurol Sci 2008; 35: 22-30.18 41 7 Singh B, Al Shahwan A, Al Deeb SM. Partial seizures presenting as life-threatening apnea. Epilepsia 1993; 34: 901-903.19 38 8 Jan MM, Shaabat AO. Clobazam for the treatment of intractable childhood epilepsy. Saudi Med J 2000; 21: 622-624.20 36 9 Obeid T. Clinical and genetic aspects of juvenile absence epilepsy. J Neurol 1994; 241: 487-491.21 34 10 Yaqub BA. Electroclinical seizures in Lennox-Gastaut syndrome.Epilepsia 1993; 34: 120-127.22 31 Centers n (%) King Saud University 22 (24.4) King Abdulaziz University 16 (17.8) King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre- Jeddah 7 (7.8) Imam Abdulrahman AlFaisal University 6 (6.7) King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre- Riyadh 5 (5.6) King Khalid National Guard Hospital 5 (5.6) King Fahad Medical City 4 (4.4) King Khalid University 3 (3.3) Riyadh Military Hospital 3 (3.3) Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital 2 (2.2) Others 14 (18.9) Journals n (%) Neurosciences (Riyadh) 27 (30.0) Seizure 10 (11.0) Pediatric Neurology 5 (5.6) Epilepsy 5 (5.6) Epilepsy & Behavior 4 (4.4) Saudi Medical Journal 3 (3.3) The Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences 3 (3.3) Epilepsy Research and Treatment 3 (3.3) Others 14 (33.3) Variables Surgical epilepsy
(n=12)Medical epilepsy
(n=78)Level of Evidence (LOE) I 0 0 II 0 1 (1.3) III 3 (25) 45 (57.7) IV 4 (33.3) 23 (29.5) V 5 (41.7) 9 (11.5) Citation numbers (CN) Range 2-46 1-289 Median 6 7 Articles with no CN 6 9 Study design Case-control 0 1 (1.3) Case reports 4 (33.3) 10 (12.8) Case series 0 4 (5.1) Cross-sectional 0 10 (12.8) Literature review 5 (41.7) 9 (11.5) Prospective studies 0 14 (17.9) Randomized controlled studies 0 1 (1.3) Retrospective studies 3 (25) 29 (37.2) Study population Adult 2(16.7) 22 (28.2) Pediatrics 3(25) 33 (42.3) Mixed 2(16.7) 11 (14.1) Not specified 5(41.7) 12 (15.4) Top cities 1 Riyadh 6 (50) Riyadh 37 (47.4) 2 Jeddah 3 (25) Jeddah 23 (29.5) Top affiliations 1 KFSHRC - Riyadh 5 (41.7) KSU 22 (28.2) 2 KFSHRC - Jeddah 3 (25) KAU 16 (20.5) Sector Academic 2 (16.2) 54(69.2) Governmental 10 (83.3) 9(11.5) Military 0 15(19.2) International collaboration Yes 3 (25) 4 (5.1) No 9 (75) 74 (94.9) Journals’ Impact Factor Range 0.66-3.78 0.61-8.17 Median 0.75 0.82 Articles in journals with no IF 5 2 Top Journals 1 Epilepsy Research and Treatment 3 (25) Neurosciences (Riyadh) 25 (32.1) 2 Neurosciences 2 (16.7) Seizure 10 (12.8) KFSHRC - King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, KSU - King Saud University, KAU - King Abdulaziz University
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