Serum Zinc Level in Children With Simple Febrile Convulsions

Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education: Febrile convulsions are the most common convulsive seizures in infants and preschool children. They are a leading cause of parental anxiety and family disruption. Recent studies have shown low serum zinc levels in children with febrile convulsions. Therefore, we carried out a study to determine and compare the serum zinc level in children with febrile convulsions with that of a control group of febrile children with the same age in our province. Our results could suggest a possible recommendation along with current practice in febrile seizures. Copyright © 2013, Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal; Licensee Kowsar Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Dear Editor,