febrile convulsion (fc) is the most common seizure disorder in childhood. white blood cell (wbc) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (esr) are commonly measured in fc. trauma, vomiting and bleeding can also lead to wbc and esr so the blood tests must carefully be interpreted by the clinician. in this cross sectional study 410 children(163 with fc), aged 6 months to 5 years, admitted to bahrami c...

OBJECTIVE To compare the safety and efficacy of midazolam given intranasally with diazepam given intravenously in the treatment of children with prolonged febrile seizures. DESIGN Prospective randomised study. SETTING Paediatric emergency department in a general hospital. SUBJECTS 47 children aged six months to five years with prolonged febrile seizure (at least 10 minutes) during a 12 mo...

BACKGROUND Febrile seizures are the most common seizures in children, but their pathogenesis remains unknown. Some studies have suggested an association between the light-dependent secretion of melatonin and the occurrence of febrile seizures. The diurnal and seasonal occurrence of febrile seizures could clarify the role daylight plays in febrile seizures. METHODS In Finland, summer days are ...

objective simple febrile seizures are the most common form of childhood seizures,often recurring within the first twenty-four hours. this study was conducted to determine the probable role of low serum  sodium levels in predicting seizure recurrence in febrile children. materials & methods for the study, 226 patients with seizures, aged between 6 months to 5 years, were divided into 3 groups of...

objective febrile seizure is the most common problem in pediatric neurology that occurs in 3- 4 % of children. the purpose of this study was to determine febrile seizure recurrence frequency and to evaluate its risk factors. materials & methods in a descriptive prospective study, 139 children (6 months to 6 years) with first febrile seizure were admitted to yazd shaheed sadoughi hospital betwee...

Background: Febrile seizures are one of the most common neurological conditions of childhood. It seems that zinc deficiency is associated with increased risk of febrile seizures.Aim: To estimate the serum Zinc level in children with simple Febrile seizures and to find the correlation between serum zinc level and simple Febrile seizures.Materials and Methods: The proposed study was a hospital ba...

OBJECTIVES Febrile seizures recur frequently. Factors increasing the risk of febrile seizure recurrence include young age at onset, family history of febrile seizures, previous recurrent febrile seizures, time lapse since previous seizure <6 months, relative low temperature at the initial seizure, multiple type initial seizure, and frequent febrile illnesses. Prevention of seizure recurrences s...