Faculty of Medicine, University of Gadarif, Sudan
Research Article
Author(s): Etedal Ahmed AbuElbasher Ibrahim*, Khalid M Ali and FawziDafa Allah Ahmed
Background: Refractory epilepsy is a disease that requires special care from health authorities and community.
This study is a trial to lighten its aspects.
Objectives: To assess the prevalence of Apparent refractory epilepsy among Sudanese patients at the National
Center of Neurological Sciences (NCNC), Khartoum and to identify its causes.
Methods: This is a prospective cohort study, 100 patients of apparent refractory epilepsy were selected out of
256 patients of epilepsy according to Berg’s definition (failure of two or more drugs and occurrence of one or more
seizures per month over 18 months) in the study area during the period from June 2014 to December 2018. Data
was collected through pre-designed questionnaire and processed by using the Statistical Package for Social
Sciences (SPSS.. Read More»
DOI:
10.4172/2472-0895.1000133
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