Notifications (all ages) to the BPSU, made directly and seen personally
| Origin | Definite | Probable | Possible | IS | Not | Duplicate | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BPSU | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 9 |
| Direct | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Personal | 7 | 1 | 1 |
“Not” includes the two patients whose questionnaires were not returned; “Other” refers to notifications to the BPSU that were revised, made in error, or lost, and two made directly for an adult and for an undiagnosed sibling who died.
BPSU, British Paediatric Surveillance Unit; IS, infantile spasms.