Demographic Features of Epileptic Patient Visiting Tertiary Care Hospital Peshawar

Abstract

Epilepsy is one of the most common serious brain disorders, affecting over 70 million people worldwide. Epilepsy can affect people of all ages .It occurs most often in two age groups: infants and older adults. Infants are at higher risk due to factors like genetic issues or birth complications, while older adults are more at risk because of conditions like strokes or dementia. Epilepsy is characterized by a range of physical, behavioral, and cognitive manifestations. The signs and symptoms of epilepsy can vary widely from person to person. The aim of this study is to ascertain the demographical characteristics of individuals with epilepsy in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the research seeks to analyze the demographic aspects of epilepsy in this population, encompassing age of onset, gender, socioeconomic status, , and literacy. The investigation also intends to explore potential correlations between demographic factors and clinical features among epileptic patients in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.  The current study was a cross-sectional, descriptive study performed over a duration of 2 months. Using World Health Organization sample size calculator, and assuming the level of significance as 95% with margin of error as 5% and population proportion with seizure disorder as 50%, the resultant sample size was 364. A total of 364 epileptic patients were recruited in our study, 184 were male patient accounting for 50.5% and 180 were female accounting for 49.5% patient. In our study data of 364 epileptic patients according to type of seizures. Highest number of patients were found in >10 to 20 years of age group with n=99, followed by >1 to 5 years of age group with n=67, followed by >5 to 10 years of age group with n=64 and the lowest number of patient were found in >60 years of age group with n=9.  Epilepsy is a neurological disorder affecting both male and female but the highest ratio is found in children below the age of 5 years. We have collected data from 364 epileptic patient which shows that there is high percentage of male patients as compared to females as in previous studies which are almost similar to our study.