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Causes of epilepsy (%). *Prolonged febrile seizure, **Acute on top of remote symptomatic
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Compliance to epilepsy medications and medication state among the patients (%)
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Distribution of epilepsy type by gender (%).
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Distribution of epilepsy type by nationality (%)
Tables
Gender n (%) Male 51 (58.0) Female 37 (42.0) Age, years Mean ± SD (range) 4.5±3.7 (0.2-13) Types of seizures Generalized 56 (91.8) Focal 5 (8.2) Character of epilepsy Continuous 40 (66.7) Intermittent 20 (33.3) Causes Prolonged febrile seizure 18 (30.5) Electrolytes imbalance 7 (11.9) Hydrocephalus 5 (8.5) CNS infections 4 (6.8) Neoplastic 4 (6.8) Trauma 3 (5.1) Fever 3 (5.1) Over draining shunt 2 (3.4) Intractable Epilepsy 2 (3.4) Acute on top of remote symptomatic 1 (1.7) Cerebro-Vascular Accident (CVA) 1 (1.7) Hemorrhagic stroke 1 (1.7) Unspecified 8 (13.6) Compliance to medications Yes 34 (58.6) No 16 (27.6) No medication 4 (6.9) Unknown 4 (6.9) Variables Type of Seizures Total Generalized Focal Male 39 (63.9) 2 (3.3) 41 (67.2) Female 17 (27.9) 3 (4.9) 20 (32.8) Saudi 19 (33.9) 1 (1.8) 20 (35.7) Non- Saudi 34 (60.7) 2 (3.6) 36 (64.3) Pearson chi-square test was used and revealed no statistical significance (p>0.05) between males and females and Saudi patients and those who are non-saudi
