AIM To investigate the effects of a magnetic field (MF) on febrile seizure latency, seizure duration, and electroencephalographic (EEG) recordings in a rat febrile convulsion model. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty-six rats were randomly allocated into 1 of 6 groups: sham group (S), febrile convulsion (FC) group without MF exposure, MF group without FC, group exposed to MF before FC (MF + FC), gr...

To the editor: Febrile convulsion is a common clinical problem in infancy or childhood that usually occurs at 3 months to 5 years of age and is associated with fever. In the United States, 3% to 5% of children experience febrile convulsion at <5 years of age; while in Japan, the frequency is 7%. However, hyperglycemia is proportionally frequent in the period of severe illnesses and may be the p...

the convulsion rate. No such evidence has been published, and indeed in Thorn's paper the recurrence rate was 12 00% in those with mean serum phenobarbitone levels over 61 umol (14 mg)/l and 12 80o in those with lesser concentrations. Further, we do not like the concept that some children may be protected by phenobarbitone and others not, without evidence that we were treating two types of pati...

PURPOSE We aimed to investigate the frequency of incomplete hippocampal inversion (IHI) and the hippocampal infolding angle (HIA) in pediatric patients with no additional abnormal findings in the brain. METHODS Pediatric brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations conducted between September 2012 and February 2015 were screened and 83 patients with epilepsy, 49 patients with febrile c...

Background: Febrile seizure occurs in 2–5% of neurologically healthy infants and children. The recurrence febrile seizures is 30% after single episode, 50% 2 or more episodes, when occur infants. Their incidence India 10–17% which higher than developed countries (2–7%). Aims Objectives: purpose this study was to evaluate iron deficiency (ID) as a risk factor for convulsion the association ID an...

BACKGROUND Lead elements have an adverse effect on human health. The most important complications of lead poisoning are disorders of nervous system particularly seizure .This study aimed to evaluate the blood lead levels and its association with convulsion in a group of hospitalized febrile children. METHODS In this analytic cross-sectional study, 60 hospitalized febrile children with 1- 60 m...

The term febrile convulsion is not a diagnostic entity. It simply describes any seizure that occurs in response to a febrile stimulus. It usually occurs between the age of 3 months and 5 years and occurs in 2-4% of young children. The typical febrile convulsion is a generalized tonic clonic seizure lasting between a few seconds and 15 minutes, followed by a period of drowsiness. Febrile seizure...