seizures are the most common disorder of the central nervous system in childhood and constitute a significant number of admissions to the pediatric emergency departments. the aim of this study is evaluate the etiology of hypocalcemic seizures in pediatrics. a single-center, hospital based descriptive study was done in the academic referral center for hypocalcemic seizure of tehran university of...

background: carum carvi l . (caraway), known as black zeera in iran, has been indicated for the treatment of epilepsy in iranian folk medicine. this study evaluated whether the aqueous extract and essential oil of caraway seeds have anticonvulsant effects in mice. methods: the anticonvulsant effects of the aqueous extract (200, 400, 800, 1600, and 3200 mg/kg, i.p.) and essential oil (25, 50, 10...

how to cite this article: fayyazi a, karimzadeh p, torabian s, damadi s, khaje a. comparison of intravenous midazolam drip with intermittent intravenous diazepam in the treatment of refractory serial seizures in children. iran j child neurol 2012; 6(3): 15-19.   objective serial seizures occur commonly in inpatient epileptic children. this type ofseizure due to its characteristics has a signifi...

background: tramadol, an analgesic drug abused by opioid addicts, is also abused accidentally or for suicidal purposes. tramadol poisoning can induce cns depression, seizures, coma, and ultimately death. case: in this report, a 30-year-old male was admitted to the emergency department due to suicidal attempt with ingestion of 14000 mg (140 tablet 100 mg) of tramadol. he had history of suicidal ...

background: epilepsy is a chief communal health problem. antiepileptic drugs only provide symptomatic treatment. walnut kernels (wk) have high concentrations of phenolic compounds, which have beneficial effects on human health because of their antioxidant and anti-atherogenic properties. the present study was designed to evaluate the efficacy of wk supplementation for the prevention of experime...

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...

introduction a sudden loss of consciousness followed by abnormal movements can be ictal or syncopal in origin. transient response by the brain to sudden decrease of blood flow may cause sudden loss of consciousness followed by abnormal movements that mimic seizure. dysrhythmia is one of the important and critical reasons of such events that should be differentiated from seizure. case presentati...

how to cite this article: poudel p, chitlangia m, pokharel r. predictors of poor seizure control in children managed at a tertiary care hospital of eastern nepal iran j child neurol. summer 2016; 10(3):48-56.   abstract objective various factors have been claimed to predict outcome of afebrile seizures in children. this study was aimed to find out the predictors of poor seizure control in child...

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...