Chronic alcohol use and first symptomatic epileptic seizures

M. Leone, C. Tonini, G. Bogliun, F. Monaco, R. Mutani, E. Bottacchi, P. Gambaro, E. Rocci, T. Tassinari, C. Cavestro, E. Beghi

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Abstract

Objective: To establish whether chronic alcoholism and alcohol consumption are risk factors for developing a first symptomatic epileptic seizure. Methods: Multicentre case-control study of 293 patients (160 men, 133 women) with a first seizure symptomatic (either acute or remote) of head trauma, stroke, or brain tumour, matched to 444 hospital controls for centre, sex, age (±5 years), and underlying pathology. Results: The risk of first seizure in alcoholics was no higher than in non-alcoholics for men (odds ratio 1.2, 95% confidence interval 0.4 to 3.2) or women (1.5, 0.1 to 54.4). The odds ratio (both sexes) was 1.2 (0.8 to 1.7) for an average intake of absolute alcohol of 1-25 g/day, 0.9 (0.5 to 1.5) for 26-50 g/day, 1.6 (0.8 to 3.0) for 51-100 g/day, and 1.4 (0.5 to 3.5) for > 100 g/day. Conclusions: We found no evidence of an association between alcohol use or alcoholism and a first symptomatic seizure.

Lingua originaleInglese
pagine (da-a)495-499
Numero di pagine5
RivistaJournal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry
Volume73
Numero di pubblicazione5
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 1 nov 2002
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