The aim of this study is to investigate the associations between febrile seizure and serum levels of vitamin B12, folic acid, and homocysteine. One hundred and four children who presented with febrile seizure and 75 controls who presented with febrile illness unaccompanied by seizure were enrolled into the study. Mean levels of vitamin B12, folic acid and homocysteine were compared between two ...

Objective. Febrile seizures are the most common type of convulsion in children. The identification of influencing factors on incidence of the first febrile seizures is of prime priority. The aim of this study was to identify the risk factors of the first febrile seizures in Iranian children. Methods. In this case-control study 80 children aged 9 month to 5 years with their first febrile seizure...

febrile convulsion (fc), an occurrence frequently encountered in everyday practice, is discussed in this article with a review of corresponding literature.taking into account the extent of debate on the topic, from fc being considered a kind of epileptic seizure to its being viewed as a nonepileptic phenomenon, our aim is not to be judgmental regarding its nature in the present writing. two dis...

BACKGROUND AND AIM Pathogenesis of Febrile Convulsion (FC) is unknown but some elements and genetic predispositions have been considered in the top list. This case-control study was designed to compare some trace elements in paediatrics who were admitted with FC and those in febrile ones without seizure attacks at an academic hospital in northeast of Iran. MATERIAL AND METHODS This case-contr...

Objective: Cardiovascular changes are related to some of epilepsy disorders such as seizures and breath holding. The study objective was evaluate ECG findings in breath-holding febrile convulsion compared healthy individuals. Methodology: This Cross-sectional conducted on 270 children 90 with convulsion, patients 2019. Electrocardiography parameters of; QT interval, dispersion QT, corrected QTc...

background: febrile convulsion (fc) is one of the most common causes of seizure in children. oral diazepam or oral midazolam are two mostly recommended drugs for fc prevention, but the effectiveness of these drugs remains controversial. prophylactic use of oral anticonvulsant drugs is thus a questionable practice. this study was carried out to compare the effect of using different diazepam dose...

how to cite this article: salehiomran mr, mahzari m. zinc status in febrile seizure: a case-control study. iran j child neurol. 2013 autumn; 7(4):20-23. objective febrile seizure is the most common type of seizure in children. their incidence is 2-5%. there are different hypotheses about relationship between neurotransmitters and trace elements (such as zinc) and febrile seizure. zinc, as a maj...

how to cite this article: shiva s, barzegar m, zokaie n, shiva sh. dose supplemental zinc prevents recurrence of febrile seizures? iranian journal ofchild neurology 2011;5(4):11-14.   objective febrile seizures (fs) are the most common form of seizures in children. previous studies have suggested that zinc may play a role in the prevention of fs. however, there is limited information on the pre...