abstract objective compared to other pediatric emergencies, febrile convulsions (fc), despite having an excellent prognosis, are a main cause of considerable anxiety among mothers of children faced with their child's first febrile convulsion. consequently, one of the physician's most important responsibilities in the management of pediatric febrile convulsions is to educate and guide mothers on...

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...

Abstract Background Febrile seizure (FS) is the most common childhood seizures which occur in 2-5% of children. Studies about association between iron deficiency and febrile seizure have shown contradictory results. The purpose of this study was to compare the iron status of children with first febrile seizure and healthy control group. Materials and Methods In an analytic case-control ...

Background: Febrile seizure (FS) is one of the most common neurologic disorders in children. Electrolyte imbalance especially hyponatremia may have an important role in triggering the febrile seizure. The measure of serum electrolytes will be useful in predicting the further seizure. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of relative hyponatremia (RH) on the risk of recurrent febri...

Background: In Nigeria, between 60% and 80% of children with febrile illness had received home-care prior to reporting at health facilities but only 15% of such home-care is appropriate. A major component of the integrated management of childhood illness is improved home-care. This study assessed caregivers‟ home-care practices towards childhood febrile illnesses and the determinants in rural c...

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...