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 ...

Background: Serum prolactin level has been used as an alternative determinant to help differentiate epileptic from non-epileptic seizures. We aimed to analyze the association between serum prolactin concentration and epileptic seizure versus febrile seizure as well as seizure duration, single versus multiple seizure attacks and time lapse between seizure onset and blood sampling. Methods: Seven...

patients and methods the study adopts a quasi-experimental research design. a total of 102 mothers of children presenting with febrile seizure and admitted to a teaching hospital in iran were equally assigned to three groups: group i received no intervention (control group), group ii received a febrile seizure information pamphlet, and group iii received the febrile seizure information pamphlet...

Background Febrile seizure is the most common seizure disorders. Febrile seizure is divided into two groups of simple and complex seizures.  The aim of this epidemiological study was to assess the risk factors involved in the incidence of febrile seizures between the children referred to Besat hospital in the city of Sanandaj (Iran). Materials and Methods The present paper is a cross-sectional...

how to cite this article: ghasemi f, valizadeh f, taee n. iron-deficiency anemia in children with febrile seizure: a case-control study. iran j child neurol. 2014 spring 8(2):38-44. objective considering the recurrence of febrile seizure and costs for families, many studies have attempted to identify its risk factors. some recent studies have reported that anemia is more common in children with...

Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess the probability of bacterial meningitis presenting with a first simple febrile seizure or complex febrile seizure without any conspicuous signs of meningitis. Methods: This was a record based cross-sectional study of 564 patients of 6-24 months of age and was evaluated in a paediatric emergency department between 2007 and 2013 for their first febrile...

background febrile seizure is one of the most prevalent childhood convulsions. there are controversy about possible relation between febrile seizure and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd). the aim of this study was to find the effect of simple febrile seizure on adhd in children. materials and methods in a case-control study all children of 3-12 years old with febrile seizure refer...

objective: the aim of our study was to find the relationship of mpv (mean platelet volume) levels and platelet counts as markers of inflammation between simple and complex febrile seizures. methods: in this retrospective comparative study, we investigated the recordings of 356 children between 5 months and 6 years with diagnosis of simple and complex febrile seizure (sfs&cfs;) between march 201...