febrile seizure is the most common type of seizure in children and a variety of causes are considered to be responsible for it. there are some reports that zinc may have a role in febrile seizure. the aim of this study was to compare the serum zinc level in children with and without febrile seizure. in this case-control study, 52 children with febrile seizure compared with 52 healthy children b...

how to cite this article: saeedi borujeni mj, hami j, haghir h, rastin m, sazegargh. evaluation of bax and bcl-2 proteins expression in the rat hippocampus due to childhood febrile seizure. iran j child neurol. winter 2016; 10(1):53-60. abstract objective simple febrile seizure (sfs) is the most common seizure disorder in childhood, and is frequently described as inoffensive disorder. neverthel...

OBJECTIVE We aimed to determine the relationship between serum glutathione peroxidase and febrile seizure. MATERIALS & METHODS In this case-control study, 43 children with simple febrile seizure (case group) were compared with 43 febrile children without seizure (control group) in terms of serum glutathione peroxidase level, measured by ELISA method. This study was conducted in Qazvin Childre...

how to cite this article: delpisheh a, veisani y, sayehmiri k, fayyazi a. febrile seizures: etiology, prevalence, and geographical variation. iran j child neurol. 2014 summer; 8(3):30-37.   abstract objective febrile seizures (fss) are the most common neurological disorder observed in the pediatric age group. the present study provides information about epidemiological and clinical characterist...

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 ...

objective whatever the health field, compliance with the recommended practice guidelines or parameters for diagnosis by specialists and expert health professionals benefits the patients. this study was conducted to determine the whether or not these guidelines or parameters are applied to the evaluation of children with first simple febrile convulsion (sfc) in a regional teaching hospital. mate...

background: this study compares the clinical characteristics of patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis (mtle-hs) with those who have temporal lobe epilepsy (tle) due to other etiologies.   methods : in this retrospective study all patients with a clinical diagnosis of tle were recruited in a referral outpatient epilepsy clinic at shiraz university of medical scie...

background: febrile convulsion is one of the most common problems in children aged 5 months to 6 years. the aim of this study was to explore the effectiveness of educational program on mothers for prevention of febrile seizure in children. methods: in this clinical trial study, 88 mothers were chosen who were divided in to intervention and control groups, randomly. data of control and intervent...

background febrile seizure is one of the most prevalent pediatric diseases. an essential part of the physicians’ efforts is to decreasing the parents’ stress level when they confront febrile diseases in children. objectives this study was performed to compare the effects of acetaminophen and ibuprofen on controlling fever and preventing seizures in children with febrile seizure. patients and me...