کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
3050031 1185943 2009 9 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Age and gender differences in initial symptoms and precipitant factors of epileptic seizures: An Australian study
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علم عصب شناسی علوم اعصاب رفتاری
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Age and gender differences in initial symptoms and precipitant factors of epileptic seizures: An Australian study
چکیده انگلیسی

The aim of this study was to document self-perceived warning signs, initial symptoms, triggers of epileptic seizures, and techniques to control seizures for people with epilepsy and to establish patterns in these self-reported experiences of epilepsy in relation to age and gender. Of 338 questionnaires mailed out to registrants on an epilepsy research database, 225 were anonymously returned (66.6% response rate). The questionnaire contained information regarding demographic characteristics, living with epilepsy, and self-perceived warning signs, initial symptoms, triggers of seizures, and techniques to control seizures. Of 225 participants, 86.6% reported at least one symptom prior to a seizure, and 69.8% indicated that they had tried at least one technique to stop a seizure. Younger participants were more likely to report some of the symptoms, triggers, and techniques, compared with older participants, and there was a gender difference on some of the triggers.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Epilepsy & Behavior - Volume 16, Issue 2, October 2009, Pages 231–239
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