“5.12”地震对癫病人发作频率影响的对比研究

Influence of earthquake in May 2008 in the Sichuan China on the seizure frequency in patients with epilepsy: a controlled study

目的回顾性调查地震对癫病人发作频率的影响。方法电话或门诊随访曾在我院就诊的和地震后来我院就诊的地震灾区癫病人,得到癫发作类型、地震前后发作频率等资料,进行统计分析。结果28例病人中23例地震后较地震前癫发作增加,地震前发作频率平均每人1.47次/月,地震后第1个月平均发作2.42次,两者比较有差异统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论地震作为一种自然灾害,与癫发作频率增加之间有一定关系。

Objective To investigate the influence of earthquake on the seizure frequency of patients with epilepsy. Methods Informations about seizure type and frequency derived from telephone and face to face follow-up of 28 patients were analyzed. Results Of the 28 patients, 23 patients showed an increase in seizure frequency one month after the earthquake, compared with before the earthquake. The results proved to be statistically significant （P〈0.05）. Conclusion Our data support that there is a relation between earthquake and seizure frequency.