Identification of People with Epilepsy in West of Kabul City

Introduction: epilepsy is a common neurological condition that affects about one person in every 103. It is caused by recurring disruptions to the brain s usual activity, which are generally short lived. Epilepsy is most commonly diagnosed in childhood and in people over 60 years of age, but it can affect anyone. The outward signs of epilepsy are known as seizures, and these vary in appearance depending upon the part of the brain that is affected and how far the disruption has spread. The aim of this study was to evaluate the status of epilepsy patients in west of Kabul city Material and method: the study was conducted in 1398. Epileptic patients attending the outpatient neurology clinic at the Alemi hospital one of the hospitals in the west of Kabul- Afghanistan. We provided questionnaires and asked them their first We collection the information and analyzed them. data were analyzed by using SPSS. Result: The number of patients enrolled in the study were 49 persons (35 women and 14 men), (44 hazara, 3 Tajik and 2 Pashtuns ), 28 persons single and 21 persons married, that from this number. That of these 37 people had specific symptoms before the onset of the attack, 28 of them had limbs jumping during the day (that causes objects to be thrown), 36 of them suffered from trauma during the attack, 38 of them complained of unilateral weakness after convulsions, 6 of them had anti-epileptic spices, and unfortunately, 44 of them had epilepsy limiting in their lives, the triggers for seizures were one tone of color imaging, 7 of them insomnia, one of them hunger, seven of them fatigue and seven of them sound, and the frequency of attacks was eleven daily, eight weekly, seven monthly, one every three months and eighteen unknown. Conclusion: Afghanistan has many health problems. One of these problems is epilepsy. Lack of public and private health centers, lack of facilities, specialist doctors is one of the most important reasons for increasing the number of these patients at the population level. Increasing specialized health centers, holding specialized workshops and training seminars for professionals and patients are helpful strategies.