title: Etiology and Short-term Outcome of First Seizure in Hospitalized Infants.
abstract: We enrolled 75 consecutive infants presenting with history of first seizure at a tertiary care hospital in New Delhi, India. Clinical and biochemical work-up for etiology, and electroencephalography were performed in all infants. Developmental assessment was done 3-month after discharge. 72% had generalized seizures, and fever was the commonest co-morbidity (57.3%). 68% had provoked seizures, mainly due to hypocalcemia (34.3%) or neuro-infections (29.3%). Seven (9.3%) infants died during hospital stay; mostly those with neuro-infections. 13 (20.3%) infants had developmental delay.
authors: Departments of Pediatrics, Maulana Azad Medical College and associated Lok Nayak Hospital, and #Chacha Nehru Hospital; Delhi, India. drdmishra@gmail.com.
authors: Niraj Kumar
authors: NK
authors: Nikunj
authors: Devendra
authors: D
authors: Mishra
authors: Monica
authors: M
authors: Juneja
authors: Bibek
authors: B
authors: Talukdar
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D006996:Hypocalcemia; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012640:Seizures / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality; D016896:Treatment Outcome