Background: Long-term outcomes following febrile seizures in African children are not well described, but malaria-associated seizures are a risk factor for epilepsy. Design/Methods: 107 consecutive children admitted with febrile seizures (FS group) were age-matched to concurrently admitted children with febrile illness and no seizure, or febrile illness only (FIO). Quarterly follow-up assessmen...

In a prospective randomised study, 289 children admitted consecutively to hospital with their first febrile seizure were allocated, by date of admission, to short term diazepam prophylaxis (n = 152) or to no prophylaxis (n = 137) and followed for 18 months. In untreated children, five major risk factors for recurrent febrile convulsions were identified: age 15 months or less at the time of the ...

how to cite this article: namakin k, zardast m, sharifzadeh gh, bidar t, zargarian s. serum trace elements in febrile seizure: a case-control study. iran j child neurol. summer 2016; 10(3):57-60.     abstract objective febrile seizure (fs) is one of the most common neurological problems during childhood.pathogenesis of febrile convulsion is unknown. this study investigated some trace elements a...

background: serum prolactin level has been used as an alternative determinant to help differentiate epileptic from non-epileptic seizures. we aimed to analyze the association between serum prolactin concentration and epileptic seizure versus febrile seizure as well as seizure duration, single versus multiple seizure attacks and time lapse between seizure onset and blood sampling.   methods: sev...

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...

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...

Background: Serum prolactin level has been used as an alternative determinant to help differentiate epileptic from non-epileptic seizures. We aimed to analyze the association between serum prolactin concentration and epileptic seizure versus febrile seizure as well as seizure duration, single versus multiple seizure attacks and time lapse between seizure onset and blood sampling. Methods: Seven...

patients and methods the study adopts a quasi-experimental research design. a total of 102 mothers of children presenting with febrile seizure and admitted to a teaching hospital in iran were equally assigned to three groups: group i received no intervention (control group), group ii received a febrile seizure information pamphlet, and group iii received the febrile seizure information pamphlet...