title: Risk of seizure recurrence following a first unprovoked seizure in children.
abstract: The aim of the study was to determine seizure recurrence rate and risk factors of a first unprovoked seizure in children. Ninety-one children aged 2 months-15 years who had a first unprovoked seizure were enrolled and followed-up. History and physical examination were undertaken. The results were displayed as a Kaplan-Meier survival curve. Multivariate analysis was performed with Cox proportional-hazards model. The cumulative probability of recurrence rate was 68 per cent and incidence density was 6.85 per 100 person-months. The cumulative risk of recurrence was 50 per cent at 4 months and 66 per cent at 12 months. No risk of seizure recurrence was found in this study.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Department, 182 Hatyai Hospital, Hatyai, Songkhla, Thailand. bpairoj@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Pairoj
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Boonluksiri
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012008:Recurrence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012640:Seizures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology