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<journal-id>1561-3194</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Ciencias Médicas]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1561-3194</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Editorial Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1561-31942023000500028</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Epilepsia en edades pediátricas. Aspectos clínicos epidemiológicos]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Epilepsy in the paediatric age group. Clinical Epidemiological Aspects]]></article-title>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cordero-Cabrera]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yuselys de la Caridad]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Pérez-Lazo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Lázaro Noel]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Sordo-Rodriguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yeniley]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Serrano-Garcia]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yudesky]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Lezcano-Morejon]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Magalys]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río. Hospital Pediátrico Provincial Docente &#8220;Pepe Portilla&#8221;. ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Pinar del Río, ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>27</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1561-31942023000500028&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1561-31942023000500028&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1561-31942023000500028&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  la epilepsia es el trastorno neurológico más frecuente en los niños.  Objetivo:  determinar las características clínico-epidemiológicas de pacientes de uno a 18 años de edad con epilepsia atendidos en el Hospital Pediátrico Pepe Portilla de Pinar del Rio, desde enero del 2020 hasta diciembre del 2021.  Métodos:  se realizó estudio observacional, descriptivo de corte transversal. Universo: constituido por 98 pacientes. Muestra: 89 niños según criterios de inclusión y exclusión.  Resultados:  predominaron las edades entre uno y seis años 34,93 %, seguidos por los de siete a 12 años 28,93 %, observándose mayor frecuencia en el sexo masculino 57,83 %. En el 33,73 % de los infantes, se encontraron antecedentes patológicos familiares. Los antecedentes patológicos prenatales, la hipertensión arterial materna se presentó en el 26,50 %, seguido por la diabetes gestacional 19,27 %. Predominó como condición perinatal la asfixia el 19,27 %. En relación a los estudios complementarios se encontró que el electroencefalograma fue positivo en el 86,74 %, la Tomografía axial computarizada de cráneo en el 31,32% y la resonancia magnética en el 21,68 %. La epilepsia idiopática se evidenció en el 48,19% de los pacientes y la epilepsia secundaria en el 51,80 %. Prevalecieron las crisis de inicio motoras generalizadas, dentro de ellas las tónicas el 20,48 % de los pacientes. En relación a las crisis de inicio focal, predominaron las tónicas.  Conclusiones: la epilepsia es una enfermedad compleja por su etiología, constituyendo un desafío para la comunidad médica.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  epilepsy is the most frequent neurological disorder in children.  Objective:  to determine the clinical-epidemiological characteristics of patients aged one - 18 years with epilepsy treated at the Pepe Portilla Pediatric Hospital in Pinar del Rio, from January 2020 to December 2021.  Methods:  an observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out. Universe: 98 patients. Sample: 89 children according to inclusion and exclusion criteria.  Results:  the predominant age group was one-six years 34,93 %, followed by seven -12 years 28,93 %, with a higher frequency in the male sex 57,83 %. A family history of pathology was found in 33,73 % of the infants. Prenatal pathological antecedents, maternal arterial hypertension was present in 26,50 %, followed by gestational diabetes 19,27 %. Asphyxia predominated as a perinatal condition in 19,27 %. In relation to complementary studies, electroencephalogram was positive in 86,74 %, computerized axial tomography of the skull in 31,32 % and magnetic resonance imaging in 21,68 %. Idiopathic epilepsy was evident in 48,19 % of patients and secondary epilepsy in 51,80 %. Generalized motor-onset seizures prevailed, including tonic seizures in 20,48 % of patients. In relation to focal onset seizures, tonic seizures predominated.  Conclusions:  epilepsy is a complex disease due to its aetiology, constituting a challenge for the medical community.]]></p></abstract>
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