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Epilepsy trigger factors in Saudi Arabia: A missing part of the puzzle

OBJECTIVES: To identify epilepsy triggers prevalent in Saudi Arabia with a view to seizure prevention or achieving a reduction in their frequency. METHODS: This is part of a cross-sectional study carried out in 2020 in a Saudi population in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). We used an online questi...

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Autores principales: Alshamrani, Foziah J., Alshurem, Mohammed A., Almuaigel, Mohammed F., AlMohish, Noor M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Saudi Medical Journal 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7502962/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32789423
http://dx.doi.org/10.15537/smj.2020.8.25220
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author Alshamrani, Foziah J.
Alshurem, Mohammed A.
Almuaigel, Mohammed F.
AlMohish, Noor M.
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description OBJECTIVES: To identify epilepsy triggers prevalent in Saudi Arabia with a view to seizure prevention or achieving a reduction in their frequency. METHODS: This is part of a cross-sectional study carried out in 2020 in a Saudi population in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). We used an online questionnaire to evaluate the most common seizure trigger factors. RESULTS: A total of 546 Saudi patients with epilepsy participated in the study, of which 289 (53%) were women. Of them, 263 (48.1%) had no seizure in the previous 3 months. One hundred and thirty-six (25%) had a family member with epilepsy. The most-reported trigger factor was sleep deprivation reported by 285 (52%), followed by stress 225 (41%), missed medication 210 (38.5%), anxiety 209 (38.3%), and fatigue 184 (33.7%). CONCLUSIONS: Sleep deprivation is the most reported trigger factor for seizures in the KSA, followed by stress, followed by missed medication.
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spelling pubmed-75029622021-03-11 Epilepsy trigger factors in Saudi Arabia: A missing part of the puzzle Alshamrani, Foziah J. Alshurem, Mohammed A. Almuaigel, Mohammed F. AlMohish, Noor M. Saudi Med J Original Article OBJECTIVES: To identify epilepsy triggers prevalent in Saudi Arabia with a view to seizure prevention or achieving a reduction in their frequency. METHODS: This is part of a cross-sectional study carried out in 2020 in a Saudi population in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). We used an online questionnaire to evaluate the most common seizure trigger factors. RESULTS: A total of 546 Saudi patients with epilepsy participated in the study, of which 289 (53%) were women. Of them, 263 (48.1%) had no seizure in the previous 3 months. One hundred and thirty-six (25%) had a family member with epilepsy. The most-reported trigger factor was sleep deprivation reported by 285 (52%), followed by stress 225 (41%), missed medication 210 (38.5%), anxiety 209 (38.3%), and fatigue 184 (33.7%). CONCLUSIONS: Sleep deprivation is the most reported trigger factor for seizures in the KSA, followed by stress, followed by missed medication. Saudi Medical Journal 2020-08 /pmc/articles/PMC7502962/ /pubmed/32789423 http://dx.doi.org/10.15537/smj.2020.8.25220 Text en Copyright: © Saudi Medical Journal https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Alshamrani, Foziah J.
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Almuaigel, Mohammed F.
AlMohish, Noor M.
Epilepsy trigger factors in Saudi Arabia: A missing part of the puzzle
title Epilepsy trigger factors in Saudi Arabia: A missing part of the puzzle
title_full Epilepsy trigger factors in Saudi Arabia: A missing part of the puzzle
title_fullStr Epilepsy trigger factors in Saudi Arabia: A missing part of the puzzle
title_full_unstemmed Epilepsy trigger factors in Saudi Arabia: A missing part of the puzzle
title_short Epilepsy trigger factors in Saudi Arabia: A missing part of the puzzle
title_sort epilepsy trigger factors in saudi arabia: a missing part of the puzzle
topic Original Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7502962/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32789423
http://dx.doi.org/10.15537/smj.2020.8.25220
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