Newly diagnosed seizures in adults.

Objective: To study the clinical, electroencephalographic (EEG) and computed tomography (CT) profile in a hospital population of over 18-years adult patients with newly diagnosed recurrent seizures.

Methods: The clinical profiles obtained from history including detailed description of the seizures, examination, EEG and CT findings were recorded prospectively for all over-18 patients who were referred to the electrodiagnostic service at King Fahd Hospital of the University, Al-Khobar, Eastern Province, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from January 1, 1996 to December 31, 1997. The data was entered into a standard database file and analyzed using a personal computer.