objective febrile seizure is the most common seizure disorder in children. its pathophysiology is not fully understood yet; however, some risk factors have been cited for it. iron is one of these influential elements and is involved in the metabolism of some neurotransmitters which are reduced in irondeficiency anemia and also increases the sensitivity of neural cells during a febrile episode. ...

Tetanus is a rare disease in the United States. Fewer than 40 cases are reported annually because of the high incidence of vaccination. Recognition of the clinical presentations is important because laboratory recovery of pathogen is only 30%, and toxin detection is rare because of consumption at motor neurons. We report a case of tetanus in an elderly man who had a reaction to tetanus vaccinat...

febrile convulsion (fc), an occurrence frequently encountered in everyday practice, is discussed in this article with a review of corresponding literature.taking into account the extent of debate on the topic, from fc being considered a kind of epileptic seizure to its being viewed as a nonepileptic phenomenon, our aim is not to be judgmental regarding its nature in the present writing. two dis...