Neurology Department, College of Medicine Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Al Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. E-mail.
Saudi Med J. 2020 Aug;41(8):828-833. doi: 10.15537/smj.2020.8.25220.
To identify epilepsy triggers prevalent in Saudi Arabia with a view to seizure prevention or achieving a reduction in their frequency.
This is part of a cross-sectional study carried out in 2020 in a Saudi population in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). We used an online questionnaire to evaluate the most common seizure trigger factors.
A total of 546 Saudi patients with epilepsy participated in the study, of which 289 (53%) were women. Of them, 263 (48.1%) had no seizure in the previous 3 months. One hundred and thirty-six (25%) had a family member with epilepsy. The most-reported trigger factor was sleep deprivation reported by 285 (52%), followed by stress 225 (41%), missed medication 210 (38.5%), anxiety 209 (38.3%), and fatigue 184 (33.7%). Conclusions: Sleep deprivation is the most reported trigger factor for seizures in the KSA, followed by stress, followed by missed medication.
确定在沙特阿拉伯流行的癫痫触发因素，以预防癫痫发作或减少其发作频率。
这是 2020 年在沙特阿拉伯王国（KSA）的沙特人群中进行的一项横断面研究的一部分。我们使用在线问卷评估最常见的癫痫发作诱因因素。
共有 546 名沙特癫痫患者参与了这项研究，其中 289 名（53%）为女性。其中，263 名（48.1%）在过去 3 个月内没有癫痫发作。136 名（25%）有癫痫家族史。报告最多的诱因是睡眠不足，有 285 人（52%）报告了这一诱因，其次是压力 225 人（41%）、漏服药物 210 人（38.5%）、焦虑 209 人（38.3%）和疲劳 184 人（33.7%）。结论：在 KSA，睡眠不足是报告最多的癫痫发作诱因，其次是压力，其次是漏服药物。
