Clinical Studies on Convulsions in children

ABSTRACT

Clinicla observation was made on 277 children with convulsion who were admitted to the Pediatric Department of Chosun University Hospital during 3 years period from Jan, 1975 to Dec. 1977. There were 165 boys and 122 girls and the results were as follow 1. The incidence of convulsive disorders among the admission patients were 19.8% 2. The most common cause of convulsion in children was febrile convulsion.(27.8%) 3. Tetanus neonatorum was the most common cuase of convulsion in neonatal period(41.1%) 4. Febrle convulsion was the most frequent cause from 1 month to 6 month(42%) 5. The most common cause of convulsion in 6 months to 2years was febrile convulsion(46.6%). 6. In children from 2 years, to 6 years idiopathic epilepsy was the most frequent casue of convulsion.(27%). 7. Idiopathic epilepsy was the most common cause of convulsion from 6 years to 15 years(41.1%) 8. Convulsion was most frequent in children from 6 month to 2 years(26.4%) 9. The most etiologic factor of febrile convulsions were bronchopneunia, pharyngotonsillitis, diarrhea imbalance and sepsis etc.