<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><xml><records><record><source-app name="HighWire" version="7.x">Drupal-HighWire</source-app><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ismail, Hassan M.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Al-Sulaiman, Abdulsalam A.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Abolenin, Alaeddin A.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Al-Shammary, Shoaa</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Al-Khamis, Fahd</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Al-Qulaiti, Khalid</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Abumadini, Mahdi S.</style></author></authors><secondary-authors></secondary-authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Newly diagnosed seizures in adults</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Neurosciences Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2003</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2003-04-01 00:00:00</style></date></pub-dates></dates><pages><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">104-106</style></pages><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">8</style></volume><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2</style></issue><abstract><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">OBJECTIVE: To study the clinical, electroencephalographic (EEG) and computed tomography (CT) profile in a hospital population of over 18-years adult patients with newly diagnosed recurrent seizures.METHODS: The clinical profiles obtained from history including detailed description of the seizures, examination, EEG and CT findings were recorded prospectively for all over-18 patients who were referred to the electrodiagnostic service at King Fahd Hospital of the University, Al-Khobar, Eastern Province, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from January 1, 1996 to December 31, 1997. The data was entered into a standard database file and analyzed using a personal computer.RESULTS: Seventy-three patients (43 males, 30 females, mean age 32.3 years) with newly diagnosed recurrent seizures were studied. A positive family history of seizures was found in 12.3%. The main seizure types were partial in 27 (37%), partial with secondary generalization in 22 (30.1%) and generalized in 24 (32.9%). The types of epileptic syndromes included localization-related 34 (46.6%), generalized 24 (32.9%) and undetermined 15 (20.5%). The EEG was abnormal in 45 (61.6%) with epileptiform activity, focal in 22 (48.9%), generalized in 11 (24.4%) and non-epileptiform activity in 12 (26.7%). The cranial CT findings were normal in 44 patients (60.3%) and abnormal in 29 (39.7%) patients, with focal lesions in 19 (65.5%) and generalized cerebral atrophy in 10 (34.5%).CONCLUSION: Our results showed that partial and partial with secondary generalization seizures are the most frequent seizure type and the most common epileptic syndrome was the localization-related type in this age group. These results are comparable to previous population- and hospital-based western reports.</style></abstract></record></records></xml>