Correlation of Brain MRI Findings with Anthropometric Variables in Paediatric Patients with Seizure Disorder at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria 0 1
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paediatric seizure, magnetic resonance imaging, anthropometric variablesAbstract
Background: Seizures are common neurological emergencies seen in paediatrics, and MRI is the preferred imaging modality for identifying underlying structural lesions. Anthropometric variables affect growth and neurodevelopment. However, its relationship with MRI abnormalities in paediatric seizure populations has not been well described in the study area.
Aim and Objective: To determine the pattern of MRI brain findings in paediatric patients with seizure disorder and assess their relationship with anthropometric variables.
Methods: A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted at the Radiology unit of Medserve Kano Diagnostic Centre within Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, seventy-one paediatric patients aged 0-17 years who underwent brain MRI for seizure evaluation were included. Participants with psychiatric illness, substance-related seizures, lacked clinical evidence of seizure, older than 17 years, were excluded. Demographics and Anthropometric measurements were obtained using standard methods. MRI findings were categorized as normal or abnormal and further described by lesion type. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 26, and descriptive and inferential statistics were used to summarize the findings.
Results: Of the 71 participants, 45 (63.4%) were male and 26 (36.6%) were female. Fifty patients (70.4%) had
abnormal MRI findings and 21 (29.6%) had normal studies. Male participants had a higher mean MRI rank than females (38.37 vs 30.34), but the difference was not statistically significant (p=0.108). Cerebral atrophy was the most frequent abnormality, followed by encephalomalacia. MRI findings demonstrated a weak negative correlation with age, while associations with anthropometric variables were weak and not statistically significant.
Conclusion: Abnormal MRI findings were common in pediatric seizure patients, predominantly cerebral atrophy
and encephalomalacia. Anthropometric measures showed no statistically significant association with MRI abnormalities, except for a weak negative relationship with age.
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