how to cite this article: fallah r, tirandazi f, ferdosian f, fadavi n. iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia in children with first attack of seizure and on healthy control group : a comparative study. iran j child neurol. 2014 summer;8(3): 18-23.   abstract objective seizures are the most common pediatric neurologic problem. research of the association between iron deficiency and seizure...

Seizures are one of the commonest neurological symptoms seen in children. Recurrent seizures could ensue from epilepsy, febrile seizures, provoked seizures, drug inefficacy or with, or due to unknown or systemic illnesses [1]. A breakthrough seizure is an epileptic seizure that occurs, despite the use of anticonvulsants that have otherwise successfully prevented seizures in the patient. Breakth...

objective to evaluate the serum zinc level of the patients with simple febrile seizure and compare them with febrile children without seizure. materials & methods this prospective case - control study was performed on 60 patients aged 6 months to 6 years from apr. 2009 to jan.2010 in ghaem, imam reza and dr. sheikh hospitals in mashhad. the serum zinc level was assessed and compared between the...

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 major element of some enzymes, plays an important role in the central nervous system (CNS) and can affect some inhibitory mechanisms of CNS. The aim of the ...

conclusions the highest frequency of fc was seen in younger than 20-month-old children. except for the lower incidence of positive history of prematurity and higher prevalence of gastroenteritis, results of the present study are relatively similar to other studies. patients and methods in this cross-sectional study, the patients with diagnosis of febrile seizure were the target population. we o...

This study sought to determine diurnal variations in febrile convulsions, and to investigate whether such variations influenced the severity of febrile convulsions. The study involved 326 children, between ages 6 months and 6 years, with simple febrile convulsions. Data were collected systematically by interviewing witnesses within the week after febrile convulsions occurred. The frequency of f...

objective data on the relationship between iron deficiency anemia and febrile convulsions are controversial. the aim of this study was to determine the association between iron deficiency anemia and febrile convulsions among children. materials & methods this case-control study was conducted during 2006-2007, on 90 children with febrile seizures (case) and 90 febrile children without seizures (...

background: febrile convulsion (fc) is one of the most common emergency diseases in childhood that has an incidence of3-4%. the most common causes offc are gastroenteritis and respiratory infections. we know that exclusive breast-feeding in the first 6 months oflife decreases this disorder. methods: in this study we evaluated the frequency of exclusive breast-feeding on children who had fc and ...

how to cite this article: salehi b, yousefichaijan p, safi arian s, ebrahimi s, naziri m. comparison of relation between adhd in children with and without simple febrile seizure admitted in arak amir-kabir hospital on 2010-2011. iran j child neurol. autumn 2016; 10(3):56-61. abstract objective febrile seizure is one of the most prevalent childhood convulsions with the most common age of onset a...