Abstract:
Epilepsy accounts for a large part of the global burden of neurological disorders. This review aimed to assess the demographics, clinical characteristics, and management of patients with epilepsy in Saudi Arabia based on studies published from 2018 to 2023. A systematic review was carried out using PubMed, Medline, Embase, and Cochrane Library from January 2018 to January 2023, where key terms related to the epidemiology, clinical characteristics, treatment, and management strategy of epilepsy in Saudi Arabia were used to search for related studies. All relevant articles published in this period in the English language were included, and data about authors, year of the study, sample size, study design, demographic characteristics, clinical characteristics, and treatment strategy were collected. A male preponderance, a 6-24.9% family history of epilepsy, an equal distribution of focal and tonic-clonic epilepsy, EEG abnormalities of 19.7-70%, and a higher prevalence of monotherapy regimens were the main findings of this review.
摘要:
癫痫占神经系统疾病全球负担的很大一部分。这篇综述旨在评估人口统计学,临床特征,根据2018年至2023年发表的研究,沙特阿拉伯癫痫患者的管理。使用PubMed进行了系统评价,Medline,Embase,和Cochrane图书馆从2018年1月到2023年1月,其中与流行病学相关的关键术语,临床特征,治疗,沙特阿拉伯的癫痫治疗策略被用于搜索相关研究。所有这一时期用英语发表的相关文章都包括在内,和关于作者的数据,研究的年份,样本量,研究设计,人口特征,临床特征,并收集治疗策略。男性优势,有6-24.9%的癫痫家族史,局灶性癫痫和强直阵挛性癫痫的分布相等,脑电图异常19.7-70%,单药治疗的患病率较高是本综述的主要发现.