Online ISSN: 2515-8260

ASSESSMENT OF THE TRAITS OF EPILEPSY IN CEREBRAL PALSY CHILDREN IN THE IN THE OUTPATIENT NEUROLOGY CLINICS IN MAKKAH, AT SAUDI ARABIA 2019

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Hani Ahmed Alhazmi , Anas Mohammed Alodhaibee , Fatima Gayeb Aldajani , Emad Omar Dahlawi , Najwa Shaker Allhyani , ShikhahGayeb Aldajani , Majed Mohammad Mousa Mokhtar , Salman AbdulrahimDakhilallah Almalki , MatooqHasan Noah , Rania Oudah alobairi , Abdulmohsenmusleh alsokheri

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Background: Epilepsy is the most prevalent neurological condition and is one of the most prevalent non-infectious diseases in the world. It has been reported that epilepsy is the commonest disorder encountered in most pediatric neurology clinics in the developing world.Epilepsy is a neurological disease characterized by two or more unprovoked seizures. It is an abnormal electrical firing of neurons. The morbid fear of having an unpredictable seizure not only affects the patients' physical function, but also emotional well-being, cognitive function, and social function, Epilepsy is a category of progressive and complicated neurological diseases characterized by epileptic seizures of an intermittent and crippling nature . It is the most prevalent non-infectious, neurological condition in the world. It has been reported that epilepsy is encountered in most pediatric neurology clinics, especially in the developing world. It is characterized by various neurological abnormalities, one of them is epilepsy. Epilepsy is difficult to control, as it is able to aggravate motor disorders and disrupt cognitive function, ultimately worsening the long-term outcome

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