To find out about the medical and parental management of children having their first febrile convulsion a hospital-based questionnaire study was carried out in which parents were asked what they did at the time. Fifty-four out of 89 parents brought their child directly to hospital while the remainder attempted to contact their general practitioner, usually successfully, and were then referred t...

OBJECTIVE To characterize children with new-onset seizures presenting as status epilepticus at a tertiary care children's hospital. METHODS Prospectively collected data were reviewed from a database derived from a mandated critical care pathway. A total of 1,382 patients presented with new-onset seizures between 2001 and 2007. RESULTS A total of 144 patients presented in status epilepticus....

BACKGROUND The 2010 influenza vaccination program for children aged 6 months to 4 years in Western Australia (WA) was suspended following reports of severe febrile reactions, including febrile convulsions, following vaccination with trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine (TIV). METHODS To investigate the association between severe febrile reactions and TIV, three studies were conducted: (i) ...

BACKGROUND Febrile seizures are the most common convulsive disorder in young children. Reviewing worldwide literature, one can see that seizures characteristics and source of fever are greatly varied. OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether febrile seizures are associated with different features in Bedouin and Jewish children. METHODS Retrospective data from 374 files children diagnosed with febrile ...

Febrile convulsion (FC) is the most common seizure disorder in childhood. white blood cell (WBC) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) are commonly measured in FC. Trauma, vomiting and bleeding can also lead to WBC and ESR so the blood tests must carefully be interpreted by the clinician. In this cross sectional study 410 children(163 with FC), aged 6 months to 5 years, admitted to Bahrami C...

PURPOSE To investigate the prevalence of epilepsy in schoolchildren aged 7-17 in the province of Kayseri together with the accompanying risk factors. METHODS Ten thousand individuals selected using the "stratified cluster sampling method" from a total population of 259,428 students within the borders of Kayseri city center constituted the study sample. A questionnaire was prepared in line wit...

Background: Febrile convulsion is one of the most common paediatric problems worldwide; it can be frightening, emotionally traumatic and anxiety provoking for parents, particularly mothers, which may lead to mis management. Objectives: To assess pre-test post-test knowledge mothers under-five children, evaluate effectiveness structured teaching programme on find association their scores regardi...