FACTORS CAUSING ANEMIA AMONG THE PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM EPILEPSY

Objective: To assess the presence of anemia in epileptics presenting at neurology department of Pak Emirates Military Hospital Rawalpindi. Study Design: Comparative cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Neurology department, Pak Emirates Military Hospital Rawalpindi, from Oct to Dec 20...

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Published in:Pakistan Armed Forces medical journal 2021-06, Vol.71 (3), p.849-52
Main Authors: Sultan, Omer, Khalid, Muhammad, Athar, Muhammad Hammad
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anemia
Comorbidity
Convulsions & seizures
Developing countries
Epilepsy
Females
Hemoglobin
Hospitals
Iron
LDCs
Mental disorders
Mental health
Neurology
Patients
Pharmacy
R&D
Research & development
socio-demographic factors
Statistical analysis
Variables
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Summary:Objective: To assess the presence of anemia in epileptics presenting at neurology department of Pak Emirates Military Hospital Rawalpindi. Study Design: Comparative cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Neurology department, Pak Emirates Military Hospital Rawalpindi, from Oct to Dec 2018. Methodology: One hundred and eighteen patients were included in this study. Diagnosis of epilepsy was made by the routine international guidelines by the consultant neurologist. Iron deficiency anemia was diagnosed on the basis of hemoglobin and ferritin levels. Gender of the patient, age, duration of epilepsy, education and poly-pharmacy were correlated with of iron deficiency anemia among the epileptics included in our study during the period of study. Results: A total of 118 patients were included in the study. Forty nine (41.5%) patients were male while 69 (58.5%) epileptics were females in this study. Most common type of seizures was generalized followed by the partial seizures. Out of 118 patients of epilepsy, 44.9% showed the presence of iron deficiency anemia while 55.1% had no anemia. Duration of illness and poly-pharmacy were correlated significantly (p-value
ISSN:0030-9648
2411-8842
DOI:10.51253/pafmj.v71i3.2905