Table 3 Outcome in relation to gender, fever, status and diagnosis
From: Profile of children admitted with seizures in a tertiary care hospital of Western Nepal
Discharged | LAMA | Died | Referred | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | ||
Sex | |||||
Male | 308(91) | 8(2.5) | 17(5) | 5(1.5) | NS* |
Female | 187(87.8) | 14(6.6) | 7(3.3) | 5(2.3) | |
Fever | |||||
Present | 263(89.2) | 9(3.1) | 17(5.8) | 6(2) | NS* |
Absent | 232(90.6) | 13(5.1) | 7(2.7) | 4(1.6) | |
Status | |||||
Present | 24(60) | 5(12.5) | 9(37) | 2(5) | 0.0001† |
Diagnosis | |||||
Febrile seizure | 164(97.6) | 3(1.8) | 1(0.6) | - | 0.0001† |
Seizure disorder | 169(91.4) | 8(4.3) | 6(3.3) | 2(1.0) | |
Meningitis | 31(86.1) | 3(8.3) | 2(5.6) | - | |
Encephalitis | 21(56.8) | 4(16.8) | 9(24.3) | 3(8.1) | |
Neurocysticercosis | 65(98.5) | 1(1.5) | - | - | |
Tubercular meningitis | 6(75) | 1(12.5) | 1(12.5) | - | |
Cerebral palsy | 8(80) | 1(10) | - | 1(10) | |
Hypertensive encephalopathy | 8(100) | - | - | - | |
Others | 23(69.7) | 1(3.0) | 5(15.2) | 4(12.1) | |
Total | |||||
551(100%) | 495(89.8) | 22(4.0) | 24(4.4) | 10(1.8) |