Clinical Study of Febrile Seizures in Children Correlating with Laboratory Criteria in Tertiary Hospital
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2018, Vol 17, Issue 1
Abstract
Aims and Objectives: To study gender predilection, risk of family history of Febrile Seizures, family history of epilepsy and compare the lab parameters in children with Febrile Seizures and children with Febrile Illness. Methods: A case control study done in Niloufer Hospital for a period of one year. It was composed of 120 children out of which 60 were cases with Febrile Seizures and 60 were without Febrile Seizures. Results: Out of 60 cases of Febrile Seizures 76% cases were simple Febrile Seizures and 24% were complex Febrile Seizures. 23% cases had family history whereas in controls 6.6% had family history. Conclusion: In this study majority of the children were below two years of age and the incidents of Febrile Seizures is higher in males which is 53.8%.There is significant difference of serum sodium levels between cases and control.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. Sikha Maria Siromani, Dr. D. Rama, Dr. Srilakshmi
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