Evaluation of Children Admitted with Seizure

Abstract

Seizures; being the most common neurological problem in childhood, has an important ratio in the pediatric emergency department visits. It has been shown that 4-6% of children between 0-16 years of age; have a seizure in the life at least once. Because admissions due to seizure have a high ratio among all visits, it becomes an important problem in terms of economic and medical issue. In particular, path to be followed during the evaluation and selection of tests to be done in patients who admitted due to first seizure; poses a special importance. In this review; general approach to pediatric seizures and treatment in status epilepticus and febrile seizures are discussed.

 

Key words: Pediatric seizure, febrile convulsion, status epilepticus.

Keywords

• Pediatric seizure, febrile convulsion, status epilepticus

NÖBETLE BAŞVURAN ÇOCUK HASTAYA YAKLAŞIM

Abstract

Nöbet, çocukluk çağında görülen en sık nörolojik problem olup, çocuk acil servis başvurularının da önemli bir kısmını oluşturmaktadır. Yapılan çalışmalarda 0-16 yaş arasındaki çocukların %4-6’sının hayatında en az bir kere nöbet geçirdiği gösterilmiştir. Nöbet geçirme nedeniyle acil polikliniğine başvuran hastaların, tüm başvurular içinde büyük bir yer tutuyor olması da bu konuyu hem tıbbi hem de ekonomik açıdan önemli hale getirmektedir. Özellikle ilk kez nöbet geçirme nedeniyle başvuran hastalar; değerlendirme sırasında takip edailecek yol ve yapılması gereken tetkiklerin seçimi açısından ayrı bir önem arz etmektedir. Bu derlemede genel olarak pediatrik nöbete, status epileptikus ve febril konvülziyona yaklaşım ve tedavi üzerinde durulmuştur.

 

Anahtar kelimeler: Pediatrik nöbet, febril konvülziyon, status epileptikus.

Keywords

• Pediatrik nöbet, febril konvülziyon, status epileptikus

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