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Association of environmental factors with the onset of status epilepticus

Rüegg, S. and Hunziker, P. and Marsch, S. and Schindler, C.. (2008) Association of environmental factors with the onset of status epilepticus. Epilepsy & behavior, Vol. 12, H. 1. pp. 66-73.

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The goal of the work described here was to investigate the influence of environmental factors on admissions of patients with status epilepticus (SE) to the intensive care unit (ICU). METHODS: This retrospective cohort study analyzed all admissions to a university hospital ICU because of SE. Poisson regression and likelihood ratio tests were employed to determine associations between environmental factors and the incidence of SE. RESULTS: Data on 184 patients (mean age: 57, range: 18-89) indicated a significant (P>0.0001) diurnal pattern, with admissions peaking between 4 and 5 PM and reaching a minimum in the early morning. No significant weekly, monthly, or seasonal pattern was observed. Admissions varied significantly across the lunar cycle (P=0.003), peaking at Day 3 after new moon and being minimal 3 days before new moon. The incidence of SE increased on bright days (P=0.04) and with the duration of daily sunshine (P=0.03). High relative humidity (P>0.01), high temperature (P>0.05), and dark days (P=0.02) were significantly protective factors. The incidence of SE on weekends was significantly lower in the subgroup of patients with known epilepsy (P=0.004), and the risk of nonconvulsive SE was significantly higher in summer (P=0.04). CONCLUSIONS: Admissions of patients with SE to the ICU are significantly associated with several environmental protective and precipitating factors, such as diurnal, weekly, and lunar cycles and weather variables.
Faculties and Departments:03 Faculty of Medicine > Bereich Medizinische Fächer (Klinik) > Neurologie
03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Klinische Forschung > Bereich Medizinische Fächer (Klinik) > Neurologie
03 Faculty of Medicine > Bereich Medizinische Fächer (Klinik) > Intensivmedizin > Intensivmedizin (Marsch)
03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Klinische Forschung > Bereich Medizinische Fächer (Klinik) > Intensivmedizin > Intensivmedizin (Marsch)
09 Associated Institutions > Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) > Department of Epidemiology and Public Health (EPH) > Environmental Exposures and Health Systems Research > Physical Hazards and Health (Röösli)
UniBasel Contributors:Schindler, Christian and Marsch, Stephan and Hunziker, Patrick R. and Rüegg, Stephan
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Elsevier
ISSN:1525-5050
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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