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Risk of seizure recurrence following a first unprovoked seizure in children. 2003

Pairoj Boonluksiri

Pediatric Department, 182 Hatyai Hospital, Hatyai, Songkhla, Thailand. bpairoj@hotmail.com

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.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007223	Infant	A child between 1 and 23 months of age.	Infants
D008297	Male		Males
D011446	Prospective Studies	Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group.	Prospective Study,Studies, Prospective,Study, Prospective
D012008	Recurrence	The return of a sign, symptom, or disease after a remission.	Recrudescence,Relapse,Recrudescences,Recurrences,Relapses
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D002675	Child, Preschool	A child between the ages of 2 and 5.	Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293	Adolescent	A person 13 to 18 years of age.	Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D012307	Risk Factors	An aspect of personal behavior or lifestyle, environmental exposure, inborn or inherited characteristic, which, based on epidemiological evidence, is known to be associated with a health-related condition considered important to prevent.	Health Correlates,Risk Factor Scores,Risk Scores,Social Risk Factors,Population at Risk,Populations at Risk,Correlates, Health,Factor, Risk,Factor, Social Risk,Factors, Social Risk,Risk Factor,Risk Factor Score,Risk Factor, Social,Risk Factors, Social,Risk Score,Score, Risk,Score, Risk Factor,Social Risk Factor