[The initial request for medical care for epileptic seizures].

The author has analyzed the pattern of primary application for medical care in 119 patients who developed epileptic attacks for the first time in their lives. Early or late application for care depends on a number of factors shaping the patients' attitude toward the newly developed pathological condition. The earliest presentation was characteristic for patients aged 20-30 years in whom the disease onset was manifested in the form of convulsive generalized paroxysms, particularly in combination with aura and with a history of neurological disturbances. Workers and married people tended to present earlier. The author recommends that the above factors be taken into consideration in selecting therapeutic/rehabilitative measures.