Febrile seizures occur between the age of 3 months and 5 years with a temperature of 38 degrees C or higher, and are either simple or complex. Eight gene loci have been identified to be associated with certain cases of autosomal dominant familial febrile seizures, and 12 genes have been associated with some of the familial epilepsy syndromes that can start with febrile seizures. The mutations a...

Mesial temporal sclerosis (MTS) is the most common lesion in patients who require epilepsy surgery, and approximately 50% of patients with MTS have a history of prolonged febrile convulsion (PFC) in childhood. The latter led to the hypothesis that convulsive status epilepticus, including PFC, can cause MTS. Our recently published data on children investigated within 5 days of a PFC showed that ...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether practice parameters are applied to the management of children with febrile convulsion. DESIGN Retrospective study. SETTING Paediatric department of a public hospital, Hong Kong. METHODS Practice parameters of the American Academy of Pediatrics and audit measures recommended by the Joint Working Group of the Research Unit of the Royal College of Physicians an...

Background: Febrile convulsion (FC) is one of the most common emergency diseases in childhood that has an incidence of3-4%. The most common causes ofFC are gastroenteritis and respiratory infections. We know that exclusive breast-feeding in the first 6 months oflife decreases this disorder. Methods: In this study we evaluated the frequency of exclusive breast-feeding on children who had FC...

Background: Febrile convulsion (FC) and urinary tract infection (UTI) account for a large number of visits to pediatric emergency departments and both are common during early childhood. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of UTI among children presenting with FC. Methods: In this prospective study, children with FC who presented to a pediatric emergency department were consecu...

OBJECTIVE Febrile Convulsion (FC) is occurred in 6 months to 5 yr old children. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of HHV-6 infection in FC admitted patients of Bandar Abbas Children Hospital, southern Iran. MATERIALS & METHODS In a cross-sectional study, 118 children aged 6-60 months who had FC were selected by a simple random method in 2010-11. Demographic data, clinica...

BACKGROUND Febrile seizure a common convulsion disorder in children, can lead to increased morbidity and mortality because of risk of aspiration and hypoxia during prolonged febrile seizures. There are many risk factors associated with febrile seizures and their recurrence. We conducted this study to see if there is a role of iron status in febrile seizures. METHODS This cross-sectional study...