ABSTRACT
1,489 cases of Seizure Disorder or Epilepsy treated in almost 25 years were reviewed very thoroughly. Conventional medical treatment were used. Data collected were presented and analyzed. Some comparison with other published reports were done. Discussions were made and written after the data presentation1. Seizure disorder can be diagnosed by complete family and patients past medical history, meticulous physical examination with emphasis on the neurologic, and careful observation. Negative electroencephalograhic tracings do not rule out seizure disorder, though abnormal EEG tracings are highly suggestive of the disorder2. Grant mal or major motor seizures greatly predominate among the different kinds of attacks. Petit mal epilepsy was not found in 1,489 cases reviewed. Utmost care must be given before diagnosing a case as Petit Mal since the drug of choice for this disorder cause aggravation of Major Motor and even Psychomotor or Complex Partial Seizures. Petit Mal cases most of the time are really Psychomotor or the Complex Partial Seizures3. Seizure disorder of idiopathic etiology are 90% major motor in kind, unassociated with mental retardation, physical defects or retardation, need much prolonged treatment if not life-long medications4. The most severe cases of epilepsy in this review long to the least priviledged families living in the barrios. The health services provided by the government apparently are still inadequate in the far-flung rural areas.