Chvostek's sign (CS) was investigated in 154 patients with seizures (epilepsy, n = 91; non-epileptic event, n = 41; febrile convulsion, n = 19; hypocalcaemic seizure, n = 3). Patients with febrile convulsions or non-epileptic seizures had either negative or mild CS. Marked CS was only found among those with the diagnosis of epilepsy or hypocalcaemia. Normocalcaemic patients had no other signs o...

results in this study, 191 patients (14%) had febrile convulsion. according to the results, respiratory tract infection was mentioned in 97 cases (47.3%) and considered as the leading cause of fever. conclusions according to results, it seems that clinicians should assess patients with infectious disease thoroughly to prevent further health problems. patients and methods this descriptive cross-...

Of the 265 children aged between 6 and 18 months admitted to hospital in a 26-month period each with his first febrile convulsion, there were 64 who satisfied our criteria for a simple febrile convulsion. Ofthese, 43 (random) were entered into a double-blind trial of continuous sodium valproate versus phenobarbitone, and 21 were untreated. The dosage was phenobarbitone 3-6 mg/kg per day; sodium...

Of the 265 children aged between 6 and 18 months admitted to hospital in a 26-month period each with his first febrile convulsion, there were 64 who satisfied our criteria for a simple febrile convulsion. Of these, 43 (random) were entered into a double-blind trial of continuous sodium valproate versus phenobarbitone, and 21 were untreated. The dosage was phenobarbitone 3-6 mg/kg per day; sodiu...

OBJECTIVES The relation between complicated early childhood convulsion (ECC) and adult epilepsy is unclear, although a history of complicated ECC is obtainable in half of adults with epilepsy associated with hippocampal sclerosis. It is not known if the ECC is a marker of pre-existing brain damage or is itself harmful to the developing brain. The objective of the study was to assess the extent ...