Accident risk in patients with epilepsy Risco de acidentes em pacientes com epilepsia
OBJECTIVE: To compare the risk of accidents in patients with uncontrolled seizures, in seizure-free patients, and in patients with chronic headache. METHOD: This was a prospective longitudinal case-controlled study with interviews. A semi-structured questionnaire was used in the epilepsy and headach...
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| author | Karla Teixeira Souza Marilisa M. Guerreiro Carlos A.M. Guerreiro |
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| description | OBJECTIVE: To compare the risk of accidents in patients with uncontrolled seizures, in seizure-free patients, and in patients with chronic headache. METHOD: This was a prospective longitudinal case-controlled study with interviews. A semi-structured questionnaire was used in the epilepsy and headache outpatient clinics of the Hospital das Clínicas of UNICAMP. RESULTS: Group I was composed of 48 patients with uncontrolled seizures, group II was composed of 24 seizure-free patients and group III was composed of 32 patients with headache. Thirty-nine patients (81%) in group I, 13 (54%) in group II, and 19 (59%) in group III reported accidents in the last two years. In the first group, 649 accidents (89%) were related to epileptic seizures and the average number of accidents not related to seizures was 1.7. The average number of accidents in groups II and III were both 2.4. CONCLUSION: Epileptic seizure was the most important factor determining the occurrence of accidents in people with epilepsy.<br>OBJETIVO: Comparar o risco de acidentes em pacientes com crises epilépticas não-controladas, em pacientes com crises epilépticas controladas e em pacientes com cefaléia crônica. MÉTODO: Estudo prospectivo longitudinal caso-controle realizado por meio de entrevistas com pacientes dos ambulatórios de epilepsia e cefaléia crônica do HC-UNICAMP. RESULTADOS: O grupo I foi composto por 48 pacientes com crises não-controladas, o grupo II foi composto por 24 pacientes com crises controladas e o grupo III foi composto por 32 pacientes com cefaléia crônica. Trinta e nove pacientes (81%) do grupo I, 13 (54%) do grupo II e 19 (59%) do grupo III relataram acidentes nos últimos dois anos. No primeiro grupo, 649 acidentes (89%) foram relacionados a crises epilépticas. A média do número de acidentes não relacionados a crises por pessoa de cada grupo foi 1,7 para o grupo I e 2,4 para os dois outros grupos. CONCLUSÃO: As crises epilépticas foram o principal fator de risco para a ocorrência de acidentes em pacientes com epilepsia. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5026fabdf2dd42589cfb7065dc8e5e682025-08-20T03:26:21ZengThieme Revinter PublicaçõesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria0004-282X1678-42272008-06-01662a17517810.1590/S0004-282X2008000200006Accident risk in patients with epilepsy Risco de acidentes em pacientes com epilepsiaKarla Teixeira SouzaMarilisa M. GuerreiroCarlos A.M. GuerreiroOBJECTIVE: To compare the risk of accidents in patients with uncontrolled seizures, in seizure-free patients, and in patients with chronic headache. METHOD: This was a prospective longitudinal case-controlled study with interviews. A semi-structured questionnaire was used in the epilepsy and headache outpatient clinics of the Hospital das Clínicas of UNICAMP. RESULTS: Group I was composed of 48 patients with uncontrolled seizures, group II was composed of 24 seizure-free patients and group III was composed of 32 patients with headache. Thirty-nine patients (81%) in group I, 13 (54%) in group II, and 19 (59%) in group III reported accidents in the last two years. In the first group, 649 accidents (89%) were related to epileptic seizures and the average number of accidents not related to seizures was 1.7. The average number of accidents in groups II and III were both 2.4. CONCLUSION: Epileptic seizure was the most important factor determining the occurrence of accidents in people with epilepsy.<br>OBJETIVO: Comparar o risco de acidentes em pacientes com crises epilépticas não-controladas, em pacientes com crises epilépticas controladas e em pacientes com cefaléia crônica. MÉTODO: Estudo prospectivo longitudinal caso-controle realizado por meio de entrevistas com pacientes dos ambulatórios de epilepsia e cefaléia crônica do HC-UNICAMP. RESULTADOS: O grupo I foi composto por 48 pacientes com crises não-controladas, o grupo II foi composto por 24 pacientes com crises controladas e o grupo III foi composto por 32 pacientes com cefaléia crônica. Trinta e nove pacientes (81%) do grupo I, 13 (54%) do grupo II e 19 (59%) do grupo III relataram acidentes nos últimos dois anos. No primeiro grupo, 649 acidentes (89%) foram relacionados a crises epilépticas. A média do número de acidentes não relacionados a crises por pessoa de cada grupo foi 1,7 para o grupo I e 2,4 para os dois outros grupos. CONCLUSÃO: As crises epilépticas foram o principal fator de risco para a ocorrência de acidentes em pacientes com epilepsia.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2008000200006crise epilépticaepilepsiaacidenteslesões induzidas por crises epilépticasseizureaccidentsseizure-related injuryepilepsy |
| spellingShingle | Karla Teixeira Souza Marilisa M. Guerreiro Carlos A.M. Guerreiro Accident risk in patients with epilepsy Risco de acidentes em pacientes com epilepsia Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria crise epiléptica epilepsia acidentes lesões induzidas por crises epilépticas seizure accidents seizure-related injury epilepsy |
| title | Accident risk in patients with epilepsy Risco de acidentes em pacientes com epilepsia |
| title_full | Accident risk in patients with epilepsy Risco de acidentes em pacientes com epilepsia |
| title_fullStr | Accident risk in patients with epilepsy Risco de acidentes em pacientes com epilepsia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Accident risk in patients with epilepsy Risco de acidentes em pacientes com epilepsia |
| title_short | Accident risk in patients with epilepsy Risco de acidentes em pacientes com epilepsia |
| title_sort | accident risk in patients with epilepsy risco de acidentes em pacientes com epilepsia |
| topic | crise epiléptica epilepsia acidentes lesões induzidas por crises epilépticas seizure accidents seizure-related injury epilepsy |
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