Developmental evaluation in children experiencing febrile convulsions

BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to determine the effect febrile convulsion (FC) on neuromotor development. METHODS Data 325 patients, who were followed up at our outpatient clinic and diagnosed with FC between January 2012 December 2018, retrospectively evaluated. Of these 203 underwent Denver Developmental Screening Test II (DDST II) included in as patient group 100 healthy children control group. RESULTS group, 84 (41.4%) girls 119 (58.6%) boys (B/G: 1.4). all 163 (80.3%) simple FC, 22 (10.8%) complicated 18 (8.9%) FC+. There no significant relationship found subtypes gender, family history epilepsy, iron (Fe) deficiency, Fe deficiency anemia. DDST subtest points significantly lower developmental areas when compared controls (p < 0.001), while suspected abnormal test results higher (p=0.01). It also determined that language age first seizure increased (r=- 0.319, p 0.01). CONCLUSIONS Although is known usually having a good prognosis, low measured indicated may pose risk patients should be terms features. Because retrospective nature study, there `preconvulsion` evaluation. This major limitation study.