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Background: The present study was done in a tertiary care centre of North India to know the profile of epilepsy.Methods: Total of 210 patients were selected during the period August, 2017 to July 2018 who attended outpatient clinic of the Department of Neurology, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. Detailed clinical history was taken, general physical examination, and routine blood examination were carried out.Results: Of all the cases, sex ratio (male:female) was 2.39:1. A high proportion of cases (43.3%) were from lower-middle socio-economic group. 76.7% patients had generalized seizures. For 38.6% patients, frequency of seizures was more than 8 in the past 6 months. 71.9% of the patients were using only one anti-epileptic drug.Conclusions: Patients with seizures comprise a significant burden in inpatient department of developing countries.
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Background: The aim of the study is to know the pattern and profile of injury in relation to setting of electric burn and effect of voltage of their presentation. Methods: A total of 1328 patients were admitted to the burn unit during study duration amongst them 218 were meeting our selection criteria and taken for final analysis.We restrict ourselves to the duration of the patients till admission and didn’t analyze follow up visits. Our protocol is the discharge the patients once, one is able to take self-care and not having open infected wound. Results: Majority of patients were of young age and the mean age was 27.8. 96.7% of our patients were male. More than 60% of admitted patients were inflicted with high voltage electric burn. Majority of patients affected on during work. 88 % of the patients were from rural background, and 96.7% of the patients were male, while only 3.3 % were female. Upper limb was most frequently affected site of injury (66%) of the cases. Conclusion: Workers exposed to electric current and electrical equipment should be fully trained/certified and properly dressed. The education/certification will lessen the burden of having electrical burns, which affects the person, the family as well as the workplace
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Gemifloxacin is a recently introduced fluoroquinolone antibiotic frequently used for its broad spectrum and once-daily dosing. Fluoroquinolones are associated with various neuropsychiatric side effects, such as seizures, insomnia, confusion, lightheadedness, psychosis, paranoia and hallucinations. We report a case of a 36-year-old woman given gemifloxacin for an upper respiratory tract infection who developed acute dystonia on the third day following therapy initiation. The clinical implications are discussed.