FACTORS THAT RELATED IN INCIDENCE OF EPILEPSY IN CHILDREN WITH HISTORY OF FEBRILE SEIZURES

Dede Khairina Hasibuan; Yazid Dimyati; Nelly Rosdiana

Volume : IX, Issue : V, May - 2020

FACTORS THAT RELATED IN INCIDENCE OF EPILEPSY IN CHILDREN WITH HISTORY OF FEBRILE SEIZURES

Dede Khairina Hasibuan, Yazid Dimyati, Nelly Rosdiana

Abstract :

Background: Feile seizures (FS) are the most common neurological disorder in children ≤5 years old (90%) and 25-50% will experience recurrence of FS. History of FS is also associated with epilepsy in children and many factors have related in the incidence of epilepsy. Objective: To determine what factors have related in epilepsy in children with history of FS. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted at the Haji Adam Malik Hospital Medan from September-December 2019. The study sample was pediatric patients with FS in the emergency room and outpatient unit in neurology division of Department of Pediatrics SMF of Pediatrics Medan from 2014-2019 recorded in medical records and conducted interviews by mobile phone about the condition of children after experiencing FS (epilepsy). Results: The study found 134 children who met the inclusion criteria, 17 children (12.69%) with epilepsy after experiencing FS and factors that related in incidence of epilepsy in children with history of FS are neurological/developmental disorders, frequency of FS and gestational age, where each factor can increase risk of epilepsy by 4.02 times in neurological/developmental disorders, 6.41 times in FS frequency and 3.13 times in gestational age. Conclusion: The most related factor in epilepsy in children with history of FS was neurological/developmental disorders and frequency of FS.