430 www.thelancet.com Vol 372 August 9, 2008 in the general population, it is diffi cult to exclude chance as an explanation for their fi ndings. In today’s study, Vestergaard and colleagues tested the hypothesis that febrile seizures are associated with an increased risk of death, by examining mortality data from a cohort of more than 1·6 million children, including over 55 000 children with f...

objective febrile seizure is the most common convulsive disorder in childhood. the role of iron in metabolism of neurotransmitters and carrying oxygen to the brain suggests the possibility of a relationship between iron deficiency anemia and febrile seizures. the aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between iron deficiency anemia and febrile seizures. materials & methods this c...

Epilepsy affects 1-2 % of the population. For 30 % of these patients, their syndrome will be refractory to medical treatment. To improve our understanding and treatment of the epilepsies, we need to develop clinically relevant animal models. As temporal lobe epilepsy is often preceded by prolonged febrile seizures and in our population associated with a focal cortical dysplasia, we hypothesised...

The most prevalent type of convulsive disorder, occurring in approximately 2 to 5% children, are febrile seizures. prognosis for seizures is often very good. A seizure or convulsion a brief, intermittent alteration behavior motor activity brought on by aberrant electrical the brain. In boys, little more frequent. comparison controls without seizures, risk variables first have been investigated....

The present study was conducted to evaluate the role of iron deficiency as a risk factor for simple febrile seizures in children aged 6 months to 5 years. This is a prospective cohort study recruiting 108 cases with simple febrile seizures and 100 controls with febrile illness without any seizures. All patients were assessed for iron deficiency anaemia by measuring haemoglobin level, serum ferr...