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Fırat Tıp Dergisi
2019, Cilt 24, Sayı 1, Sayfa(lar) 037-041
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Demografic, Clinical Findings and Prognosis of Patients with Symptomatic Epilepsy Followed Up at The Epilepsy Clinic of Harran University Faculty of Medicine
Özlem UZUNKAYA ETHEMOĞLU1, Mehtap KOCATÜRK1, Kadri Burak ETHEMOĞLU2
1Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Nöroloji Anabilim Dalı, Şanlıurfa, Türkiye
2Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Beyin Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı, Şanlıurfa, Tür

Objective: The demographic and clinical characteristics of the symptomatic epilepsy patients followed up at the epilepsy clinic of Harran University Faculty of Medicine were investigated and the efficacy of prospective follow-up on epilepsy polyclinic was evaluated.

< b>Material and Method: 210 of patients treated at the epilepsy outpatient clinic between September 2015- June 2016 were evaluated retrospectively and 44 patients with suspected symptomatic epilepsy and a structural lesion that increased the risk of seizure on brain imaging were included in the study.

Results: Five patients (11.4%) had cortical developmental malformation , 3 (6.8%) neurocutaneous syndrome, 5 (11.4) tumor, 10 (22.7%) head trauma, 10 (22.7%) perinatal injury, 8 (18.2%) encephalomalacia, 2 (4.5%) encephalitis sequelae and 1 (2.3%) patient with mesial temporal sclerosis. The seizures of 10 patients were under control when they applied to our epilepsy outpatient clinic. The treatment of 34 (81.8%) patients whose seizures were not under control was changed. 21 of them (47.7%) had only drug dose increase, 7 (15.9%) both new drug addition and current antiepileptic dose increase, and 6 (13.6%) only new drug addition. 12 (28.9%) patients had seizure control. 12 (26.7%) patients had more than 50% reduction in seizure frequency and 7 (17.8%) patients had less than 50% reduction. Seizures of 1 (2.2%) patient did not change. 15 (34.1%) patients were evaluated as drug resistant epilepsy.

< b> Conclusion: Regular follow-up from epilepsy polyclinic and the regulation of drug treatment have positive effects on seizure control in symptomatic epilepsy patients with treatment-resistant epilepsy.


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