Table 1

Causes of convulsions

Cause of convulsionNo. of children (nā€Š=ā€Š182)Percentage (%)
Febrile seizure6435.2
Epilepsy3619.2
Non-epileptic paroxysmal seizure2312.6
Unprovoked afebrile seizure1910.4
Intracranial infection126.6
Afebrile seizure associate with minor infection116
Metabolic disease94.9
Intracranial tumour21.1
Maltreatment21.1
Cerebrovascular accident21.1
Anoxia10.5
Accidental head injury10.5