how to cite this article: poudel p, chitlangia m, pokharel r. predictors of poor seizure control in children managed at a tertiary care hospital of eastern nepal iran j child neurol. summer 2016; 10(3):48-56.   abstract objective various factors have been claimed to predict outcome of afebrile seizures in children. this study was aimed to find out the predictors of poor seizure control in child...

OBJECTIVE To assess the value of neuroimaging studies in evaluating pediatric patients presenting with a first attack of nonfebrile seizure. METHOD We reviewed the medical records of pediatric patients aged 28 days to 12 years who were admitted between 1 January and 31 December 2013 with a first attack of unprovoked, afebrile seizure. These patients had undergone neuroimaging studies. The exc...

OBJECTIVES We investigated long-term (to 25 years) seizure prognosis and survival in people with newly diagnosed epilepsy in the community. We explored whether prognosis is different in those with epilepsy (>2 unprovoked seizures) and those with a single seizure at presentation. METHODS This is a prospective observational cohort study of people with newly diagnosed seizures. We investigated s...

Most well-appearing children who have had an afebrile seizure can be managed as outpatients with instructions for an outpatient electroencephalogram and primary care physician follow-up. Laboratory studies are needed only in children younger than 6 months, in patients with prolonged seizures or altered level of consciousness, or in those with history of a metabolic disorder or dehydration. Emer...

It is often difficult to predict seizure recurrence in subjects who have suffered a first-ever epileptic seizure. In this study, the predictive value of physiological signals measured using Electroencephalography (EEG) and functional MRI (fMRI) assessed. particular those patients developing epilepsy (i.e. second unprovoked seizure) that were initially evaluated as having low risk are interest.I...

Abstract Purpose of Review Stroke is the most common cause seizures and epilepsy in older adults. This educational paper aims to give an update on current clinical aspects diagnosis treatment poststroke epilepsy. Recent Findings Regarding epileptic related stroke, it important distinguish between acute symptomatic unprovoked as they differ their risk for seizure recurrence. In fact, after a sin...