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Change of interictal epileptiform discharges after antiepiletic drug treatment in childhood epilepsy

소아 간질 환자에서 항경련제 치료 후 간질파의 변화

  • Kim, Mun-Ju (Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Pusan National University) ;
  • Nam, Sang-Ook (Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Pusan National University)
  • 김문주 (부산대학교 의학전문대학원 소아과학교실) ;
  • 남상욱 (부산대학교 의학전문대학원 소아과학교실)
  • Received : 2009.09.15
  • Accepted : 20091100
  • Published : 2010.04.15
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Abstract

Purpose : Electroencephalography (EEG) findings can play a critical role in a variety of decisions, including initiation and withdrawal of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) therapy. Interictal epileptiform discharges (IEDs) are predictor of recurrent seizures. We investigated IEDs in EEG after AED therapy and related factors in epileptic children. Methods : The subjects were 257 children [151 males and 106 females; age, 6.79 (3.40) years; duration of therapy, 2.48 (1.85) years] diagnosed with epilepsy at the Department of Pediatrics, Pusan National University Hospital between January 2001 and December 2007, who received AEDs for more than 6 months. EEG was performed at the intervals of 6-12 months. We divided patients into 4 groups according to IED detection before and after AEDs treatment. Related clinical factors, including gender, age at the start of treatment, seizure type, cause of seizure, AED frequency, seizure control, duration of AED therapy, and background activity were investigated in the 4 groups. Results : Generalized epilepsy was relatively frequen in patients who did not show IEDs in last follow-up EEG. There were no clinically significant differences according to gender, age at the start of treatment, cause of seizure, AED frequency, seizure control, duration of AED medication, and background activity in the 4 groups ($P$>0.05). Conclusion : IEDs changed after AED treatment in one-third of the patients. Generalized epilepsy is positive factor for negative IEDs in last follow-up EEG.

목 적 : 항경련제는 대뇌의 여러 신경전달물질의 합성과 분비, 대사과정에 영향을 미쳐 간질파의 발생을 변화시키고 임상적인 경련 조절 효과를 나타낸다. 저자들은 소아 간질 환자에서 항경련제 치료 후 뇌파의 간질파 변화와 이에 영향을 미치는 인자를 알아보고자 이 연구를 시행하였다. 방 법: 2001년 1월부터 2007년 12월까지 부산대학교병원 소아청소년과에서 뇌파 검사를 시행한 후 소아 간질로 처음 진단받고 최소 6개월 이상 항경련제 치료를 지속한 환자 중 6-12개월 간격으로 정기적인 뇌파검사를 시행한 만 1세에서 15세까지의 257명(남아 151명, 여아 106명)의 환아를 대상으로 하였다. 항경련제의 투여 전과 최근의 뇌파를 기준으로 간질파 유무에 따라 네 군으로 나누어 성별, 진단 시 연령, 경련 형태, 간질 원인, 치료 기간, 사용한 항경련의 개수, 경련 조절 여부 등을 비교분석 하였다. 결 과: 대상 환아의 치료 시작 시 평균 연령은 $6.79{\pm}3.40$세였고, 평균 추적관찰기간은 $2.48{\pm}1.85$년이었다. 항경련제 치료 전후 간질파에 변화가 없는 환아는 176명(68.5%), 간질파가 변한 환아는 81명(31.5%)이었다. 항경련제 치료 전후 모두 간질파를 보인 군(1군)은 110명(42.8%), 치료 전 간질파가 있었으나 치료 후 간질파가 사라진 군(2군)은 61명(23.7%), 치료 전에 간질파가 없었으나 치료 후 간질파를 보인 군(3군)은 20명(7.8%), 치료 전후 간질파가 모두 없던 군(4군)은 66명(25.7%)이었다. 약물치료 기간은 1군에서 $2.42{\pm}1.81$년, 2군에서 $3.06{\pm}1.80$년, 3군에서 $2.75{\pm}1.94$년, 4군에서 $1.95{\pm}1.81$년으로, 치료 전에 간질파가 있었으나 치료 후 간질파가 소실된 2군에서 약물 치료 기간이 의미 있게 가장 길었다($P$=0.007). 경련 형태에서 전신 발작을 보인 경우는 1군에서 18.2% (20/110례), 2군에서 31.1% (19/61례), 3군에서 20.0% (4/20례), 4군에서 43.9% (29/66례)로 최종 뇌파 검사에서 간질파가 없었던 2, 4군에서 전신 발작이 유의하게 많았다($P$=0.002). 그 외 각 군에서 성별, 간질 원인, 사용한 항경련제의 개수, 발작 조절 여부, 진단 시 뇌파에 배경파 이상 유무에 의미 있는 차이는 없었다. 결 론: 간질파의 출현은 항경련제 치료 중 1/3의 환자에서 변화가 있었으며 최종 뇌파에서 간질파가 없는 군에서 전신 발작의 환자가 많았다.

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