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: mahyar a, ayazi p, dalirani r, bakhtiyari h, daneshi khohan mm, javadi a. a case-control study of the association between serumcopper level and febrile seizures in children. iranian journal of child neurology 2012;6(1):23-28. objective febrile seizures are the most common cause of seizure in children. identification of risk factors is very important. this study was con...

how to cite this article: esmaili gourabi h, bidabadi e, cheraghalipour  f, aarabi  y, salamat f. febrile seizure: demographic features and causative factors. iran j child neurol autumn 2012; 6(4):33-37. abstract objective because of geographical and periodical variation, we prompted to determine the demographic features and causative factors for febrile seizure in rasht. materials & methods in...

objective data on the relationship between iron deficiency anemia and febrile convulsions are controversial. the aim of this study was to determine the association between iron deficiency anemia and febrile convulsions among children. materials & methods this case-control study was conducted during 2006-2007, on 90 children with febrile seizures (case) and 90 febrile children without seizures (...

how to cite this article : salehiomran mr, hoseini sm, ghabeli juibary a. intermittent diazepam versus continuous phenobarbital to prevent recurrence of febrile seizures: a randomized controlled trial. iran j child neurol. winter 2016;10(1):21-24. abstract objective febrile seizure is the most common neurologic problem in children between 3 months to 5 years old. two to five percent of children...

how to cite this article: sadeghzadeh m, khoshnevis p, mahboubi e. iron status and febrile seizure- a case control study in children less than 3 years. iran j child neurol autumn 2012; 6(4):27-31. abstract objective: febrile seizure is one of the most common neurological conditions of childhood. several theories, such as iron deficiency anemia have been proposed as the pathogenesis of this cond...

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...

results the mean levels of serum calcium, serum zinc, cerebrospinal fluid calcium and cerebrospinal fluid zinc were 14.51 ± 3.69 mg/dl; 184.04 ± 65.49 µg/dl; 5.23 ± 2.21 mg/dl and 87.06 ± 28.25 µg/dl respectively. conclusions we did not find any clear abnormality in plasma or cerebrospinal fluid calcium and zinc levels in children with febrile seizures in our patient population. patients and me...