Iron Deficiency As A Risk Factor for First Episode of Febrile Seizure
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Iron deficiency as a risk factor for first febrile seizure.
We conducted this study to determine the role of iron deficiency as a risk factor for first febrile seizure in children. Fifty children between 6 months to 6 years with first febrile seizure (Cases) and 50 children with febrile illness but without convulsions (Controls) were enrolled from the pediatric ward of a tertiary care hospital. Iron deficiency was determined by estimation of hemoglobin,...
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عنوان ژورنال: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2279-0861,2279-0853
DOI: 10.9790/0853-150725558