1. Iron deficiency as a risk factor for first febrile seizure.
- Author
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Vaswani RK, Dharaskar PG, Kulkarni S, and Ghosh K
- Subjects
- Case-Control Studies, Child, Child, Preschool, Ferritins blood, Humans, Infant, Risk Factors, Iron Deficiencies, Seizures, Febrile
- Abstract
We conducted this study to determine the role of iron deficiency as a risk factor for first febrile seizure in children. Fifty children between 6 months to 6 years with first febrile seizure (Cases) and 50 children with febrile illness but without convulsions (Controls) were enrolled from the pediatric ward of a tertiary care hospital. Iron deficiency was determined by estimation of hemoglobin, red blood cell indices and serum ferritin. The mean serum ferritin level (microg/L) was significantly low in Cases (31.9 +/- 31.0) as compared to Controls (53.9 +/- 56.5) with P = 0.003. Iron deficiency could be a potential risk factor for febrile seizure in children.
- Published
- 2010
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