Evaluation of Epilepsy Prevalence and Clinical Correlations in Individuals aged 18 and over in Çanakkale City Center
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2023
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Objective: Epilepsy; is a common neurological disease characterized by sudden and recurrent seizures, especially affecting the young population. The burden of epilepsy is not limited to seizures. The disease also significantly affects personal, familial and social quality of life by causing psychological problems. In this study, it was aimed to determine the prevalence of epilepsy and to determine the effect of epilepsy on quality of life and sleep hygiene in people aged 18 years and older living in Çanakkale city center. Method: In our study, 397 participants aged 18 years and older residing in Çanakkale city center were interviewed. Sociodemographic characteristics, personal and family history, and epilepsy disease history were questioned. World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale (WHOQOL-BREF) and Sleep Hygiene Index (SHI) scales were applied to patients with epilepsy diagnosis. Results: 2.0% (n=8) of the participants had a diagnosis of epilepsy. 75% (n=6) of patients with epilepsy were female. There was a family history of epilepsy in 62.5% (n=5) of individuals with epilepsy, a family history of febrile seizures in 25% (n=2), and a family history of consanguinity between parents in 12.5% (n=1). There was no significant difference between the groups with and without epilepsy in terms of the mean SHI scores (p=0.400). There was no difference in the WHOQOL-BREF quality of life scale in terms of bodily domain, mental domain, social domain and environmental domain sub-scores (p>0.05). Conclusion: In our study, the prevalence of epilepsy was found to be 2%. Most of the patients were female. There was an increased rate of consanguineous marriage in the families of the patient group. Again, a devastating majority of the patient group had a family history of epilepsy or a history of febrile convulsions. Sleep hygiene and quality of life scales did not differ between the patient group and the control group. This may be due to the very small number of our patient group. There is a need for larger-scale studies on this subject in our region.
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Klinik Nöroloji, Sağlık Politikaları ve Hizmetleri, Nörolojik Bilimler
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61
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