Health Condition 1: G009- Bacterial meningitis, unspecified Health Condition 2: G379- Demyelinating disease of central nervous system, unspecified Health Condition 3: G049- Encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis, unspecified Health Condition 4: G409- Epilepsy, unspecified Health Condition 5: E889- Metabolic disorder, unspecified Health Condition 6: G998- Other specified disorders of nervous system in diseases classified elsewhere
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
No Sponsor MD Dissertation
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All consecutive patients admitted to the Pediatric ICU will be enrolled in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients whose parents/legally acceptable representatives refuse to give written informed consent will be excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.Frequency of patients who get admitted to Pediatric Intensive Care Unit for seizures. 2.Frequency of occurrence of seizures in children already admitted in PICU. 3.Etiologies of seizures in patients admitted in PICU in both the above categories of patients. 4.Drugs used for treatment of seizures in PICU. 5.Outcome as regards mortality, neuromorbidity at discharge and length of PICU and total hospital stay.Timepoint: At discharge from the Pediatric intensive care unit or at death of the patient. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Neuroimaging findings MRI or CT scan in patients with seizures in PICU.Timepoint: At discharge from the Pediatric intensive care unit or at death of the patient. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactRadhika Ramesh
Seth G.S. Medical College and KEM Hospital
Outcome results
None listed