Non-epileptic paroxysmal disorders of childhood and adolescence

Introduction: non-epileptic paroxysmal disorders constitute a heterogeneous group of polymorphic situations from a semiological Paint of view that are very frequent in pediatric ages.Objective: to clinically and epidemiologically characterize pediatric patients with non-epileptic paroxysmal disorders admitted to the" Pepe Portilla "Provincial Pediatric Teaching Hospital of Pinar del Río in the years 2022 and 2023.Method: observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study. Universe: 282 patients diagnosed with paroxysmal nonepileptic disorder. A simple of 237 patients was selected using simple randon sampling. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used. Results: the female sex predominated in 57,8 %. The age groups of 1 to 3 years and 10 to 12 years represented 19,8 % and 18,6 % of the cases studied. A personal history of paroxysmal nonepileptic disorder was found in 12,2 %females and 9,7 % of males. A family history of paroxysmal nonepileptic disorder was identified. Epileptics seizures occurred in 12,2 % of girls and 9,7 % of boys. Vasovagal syncope accounted for 29,1 % of the patients studied.Conclusions: It was evident that paroxysmal nonepileptic disorders of childhood constitute a clinical challenge for the pediatrician with a significant social impact.