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Volume 12 Issue 2 ( April- June) 2023

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A hospital based cross sectional study on psychiatric comorbidities in patients with seizure disorders
Savita Patel, Richa Chaudhary, Krishna Kumar Carpenter, Abhay Paliwal

Aims: To study the prevalence of psychiatric comorbidity in patients with seizure disorders. Also assess association of socio-demographic and clinical factors with the psychiatric comorbidity in seizure patients. Methods and material: our study is a descriptive cross-sectional study with 100 sample size. Patients with seizure was recurited in Epilepsy Clinic of the mental hospital, Banganga, MGMMC, Indore. Patient aged between 18-60 years, either sex.. Diagnosis of seizure was done clinically in accordance with the ILAE 2017 Classification of Seizure type and ICD -10 is used to diagnose psychiatry comorbidity. Informed consent form, socio-demographic and clinical data sheet were used as a tool for assessment of samples. Results: Psychiatric comorbidity was seen in 31% subjects with seizure disorders. Depression 20%, Psychosis 5% and others 6% (Anxiety Disorders, panic attacks, post ictal psychosis) were the most commonly found psychiatric morbidities. Presence of generalized seizures, frequent seizures, long duration of epilepsy was significantly associated with presence of psychiatric comorbidity in subjects with seizure disorders. Conclusions: Psychiatric comorbidities are very common in epilepsy. Psychosis associated with epilepsy is seen more in hospital settings. Depression and anxiety though commonly reported in studies are less commonly presented to tertiary care settings.

 
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