ArticleIranian journal of child neurology2014
Febrile seizures: etiology, prevalence, and geographical variation.
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- Febrile Seizures in an App-Based Children's Fever Registry: Mixed Methods Study.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2026Article
- Determining Pro-oxidant Antioxidant Balance in Febrile Children With and Without Seizure: A Comparative Study.Basic and clinical neuroscience · 2025Article
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- Serum level of vitamin A in febrile children with and without seizure: A comparative study.Heliyon · 2023Article
- Incidence of Febrile Seizures in Children with COVID-19.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Pediatric infection with the Omicron variant increases the risks of febrile seizures among COVID-19 infected children.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Article
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- General Characteristics of Children with Single- and Co-Infections and Febrile Seizures with a Main Focus on Respiratory Pathogens: Preliminary Results.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Febrile Seizure in Children Attending a Tertiary Care Centre in Western Nepal: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study.JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association · 2021Article
- Perianal abscess in a 2-year-old presenting with a febrile seizure and swelling of the perineum.Oxford medical case reports · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectiveFebrile seizures (FSs) are the most common neurological disorder observed in the pediatric age group. The present study provides information about epidemiological and clinical characteristics as well as risk factors associated with FS among Iranian children. MATERIALS &
methodsOn the computerized literature valid databases, the FS prevalence and 95% confidence intervals were calculated using a random effects model. A metaregression analysis was introduced to explore heterogeneity between studies. Data manipulation and statistical analyses were performed using Stata10.
resultsThe important viral or bacterial infection causes of FSs were; recent upper respiratory infection 42.3% (95% CI: 37.2%-47.4%), gastroenteritis21.5% (95% CI: 13.6%-29.4%), and otitis media nfections15.2% (95% CI: 9.8%- 20.7%) respectively. The pooled prevalence rate of FS among other childhood convulsions was 47.9% (95% CI: 38.8-59.9%). The meta-regression analysis showed that the sample size does not significantly affect heterogeneity for the factor 'prevalence FS'.
conclusionAlmost half of all childhood convulsions among Iranian children are associated with Febrile seizure.
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