Research Article
Neurocysticercosis in Children with Seizures: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics, neuroimaging, and antiepileptic drug use in children with NCC.
| | Characteristics | Number | NCC (%) | value | | Yes | No |
| | Number of patients (%) | 168 | 72 (42.9) | 96 (57.1) | |
| | Gender | | | | | | Male | 104 | 42 (40.4) | 62 (59.6) | 0.409 | | Female | 64 | 30 (46.9) | 34 (53.1) | |
| | Age (in years) | | | |
| | 0–4 | 45 | 7 (15.6) | 38 (84.4) | <0.001 | | 5–8 | 44 | 22 (50.0) | 22 (50.0) | | | 9–12 | 44 | 23 (52.3) | 21 (47.7) | | | 13–16 | 35 | 20 (57.1) | 15 (42.9) | |
| | Mean (±SD) | 168 | 9.8 (3.9) | 7.0 (4.6) | |
| | Religion | | | |
| | Hindu | 154 | 66 (42.9) | 88 (57.1) | 1.000 | | Muslim | 14 | 6 (42.9) | 8 (57.1) | |
| | CT scan results | | | | |
| | Normal | 73 | 0 (0.0) | 73 (100.0) | 0.402 | | NCC | 72 | 72 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | | | Others | 23 | 0 (0.0) | 23 (100.0) | |
| | MRI scan results | | | | |
| | Normal | 4 | 1 (25.0) | 3 (75.0) | 0.296 | | NCC | 1 | 1 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | | | Others | 8 | 0 (0.0) | 8 (100.0) | |
| | Antiepileptic drugs | | | | |
| | Phenytoin (P) | 98 | 42 (42.9) | 56 (57.1) | | | Sodium valproate (V) | 55 | 26 (47.3) | 29 (52.7) | | Both P + V combined | 11 | 4 (36.4) | 7 (63.6) | | More than two drugs | 4 | 0(0.0) | 4 (100.0) |
| | Breakthrough seizures (3 months) | 12 | 8 (66.7) | 4 (33.3) | 0.084 |
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