title: [Analysis of clinical and social features in a group of epileptics with frequent seizures].
abstract: A group of 50 epileptics (group C) with frequent seizures refractory to treatment was studied. The control group (R) comprised 50 cases with rare seizures. It was found that despite systematic treatment (with full therapeutic doses) and frequent changes of drugs the frequency of seizures was not reduced in group C. The analysis of clinical features of both groups showed that group C as compared with group R had more patients with temporal lobe seizures, neurological abnormalities, low intelligence quotient, changed background activity in EEG and longer duration of the disease. These data may suggest a greater number of cases with detectable organic brain lesions among patients with frequent seizures.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004493:Education; D004651:Employment; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000188:drug therapy; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014888:Wechsler Scales
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants
vernacular_title: Analiza cech klinicznych i społecznych w grupie chorych na padaczke z czestymi napadami