TITLE:
Epidemiological, Diagnostic and Evolutionary Profile of Seizures in Young Infants at Albert Royer (Dakar/Senegal)
AUTHORS:
Cissé Djénéba Fafa, Dieng Yaay Joor, Diagne Guillaye, Sow Ndeye Fatou, Kane Awa, Mbaye Aminata, Faye Papa Moctar, Ly Fatou, Gueye Modou, Diagne-Gueye Ndeye Rama, Sylla Assane, Ndiaye Ousmane
KEYWORDS:
Seizures, Infant, Albert Royer Hospital
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Pediatrics,
Vol.14 No.6,
November
15,
2024
ABSTRACT: Introduction: Seizures are one of the most common neurological complications in the infant period. The aim of our study was to describe the epidemiological, clinical, therapeutic and prognostic features of seizures in infants at the Albert Royer Children’s Hospital (Senegal). Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective, descriptive study from 1 January 2012 to 30 September 2018 of infants aged 0 days to 2 months who presented with seizures. Results: The hospital rate was 8.5%. Almost all the mothers (99.1%) had undergone at least 3 antenatal visits. Urogenital infection, gestational arterial hypertension and funicular anomalies were the main pregnancy-related pathologies. Delivery was vaginal in the majority of cases (80.9%). Most infants (43.6%) had not cried at birth. The majority of infants (63%) were born at term. Trophicity was normal in 68% of cases. The average age of the infants was 6.7 days. The main causes of seizures were hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (48.7%), metabolic disturbances (48.1%) and central ոеrvοսѕ system infections (15.6%). Phenobarbital was the 1st-line anticonvulsant. The case fatality rate was 39.5%. The main sequela observed were delayed psychomotor development (20.6%). Conclusion: Optimal management of infant seizures requires early diagnosis and etiological treatment by improving the quality of perinatal care to ensure better management of risk factors, as well as increasing the availability of neuroimaging equipment.