Table 2 Distribution of etiology of new onset seizures among study participants
From: Cluster seizures and status epilepticus in new onset seizures among adult Egyptians
Etiology | N | % |
|---|---|---|
Post-stroke epilepsy | 50 | 41.67 |
SOL (brain tumor) | 11 | 9.17 |
Idiopathic epilepsy syndrome | 22 | 18.33 |
Cryptogenic* | 6 | 5.00 |
Encephalitis | 7 | 5.83 |
Post-traumatic epilepsy | 3 | 2.50 |
Acute symptomatic seizures (metabolic) | 10 | 8.33 |
Acute symptomatic seizures (PRES) | 1 | 0.83 |
Acute symptomatic seizures (vasculitis) | 1 | 0.83 |
Acute symptomatic seizures (drug induced)** | 1 | 0.83 |
Traumatic SAH | 2 | 1.67 |
ICHgE | 3 | 2.50 |
SDH | 3 | 2.50 |
Total | 120 | 100.00 |