background: seizure is the most common pediatric neurologic disorder. epidemiological studies of childhood epilepsy are of importance to compare incidence and prevalence rates, age distribution, inheritance, seizure types, epilepsy syn­dromes and treatment strategies. since there is little information about prevalence of childhood seizure in iran, this study was aimed to determine the life time...

how to cite this article: inaloo s, katibeh p. an epidemiologic study of 389 children with epilepsy in southern iran.iranian journal of child neurology2011;5(4):15-20 objective approximately 4% of the world's population experience one or more febrile seizures during their lifetime, and 0.5-1% of the population has active epilepsy.less than one-third of the reported seizures are categorized as e...

how to cite this article: poudel p, chitlangia m, pokharel r. predictors of poor seizure control in children managed at a tertiary care hospital of eastern nepal iran j child neurol. summer 2016; 10(3):48-56.   abstract objective various factors have been claimed to predict outcome of afebrile seizures in children. this study was aimed to find out the predictors of poor seizure control in child...

how to cite this article: ghofrani m. approach to the first unprovoked seizure- part ii. iran j child neurol. 2013 autumn; 7(4):1-5. abstract the approach to a child who has experienced a first unprovoked generalized tonic-clonic seizure is challenging and at the same time controversial. how to establish the diagnosis, ways and means of investigation and whether treatment is appropriate, are di...

Seizures are alarming and can be life-threatening. It is essential that pediatric providers be able to identify those paroxysmal events most likely to be seizures and to know which require immediate evaluation. Severity can range from childhood syndromes that are controlled relatively easily and usually outgrown to epileptic encephalopathies that are associated with severe developmental delay a...

Background Febrile seizure is one of the most prevalent childhood convulsions. There are controversy about possible relation between febrile seizure and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The aim of this study was to find the effect of simple febrile seizure on ADHD in children. Materials and Methods In a case-control study all children of 3-12 years old with febrile seizure refer...

PURPOSE Document the frequency, types and risk factors for injuries caused by seizures for people with childhood onset epilepsy. METHOD We contacted patients with all types of epilepsy except childhood absence from the Nova Scotia Childhood Epilepsy population-based cohort. Seizure onset was between 1977 and 1985. Patients and parents were asked about serious injuries resulting from a seizure...

how to cite this article: saeedi borujeni mj, hami j, haghir h, rastin m, sazegargh. evaluation of bax and bcl-2 proteins expression in the rat hippocampus due to childhood febrile seizure. iran j child neurol. winter 2016; 10(1):53-60. abstract objective simple febrile seizure (sfs) is the most common seizure disorder in childhood, and is frequently described as inoffensive disorder. neverthel...

objective the aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of a modified atkins diet for intractable childhood epilepsy. materials & methods twenty one children with medically intractable epilepsy were enrolled in the study. inclusion criteria were at least four seizures per month and a trial of at least three anticonvulsants without becoming seizure-free. the subjects...