ArticleIranian journal of pediatrics2014
Evaluation of selenium levels and mean platelet volume in patients with simple febrile convulsion.
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- The role of serum zinc and selenium levels in etiology of febrile seizures.Clinical and experimental pediatrics · 2025Article
- Salivary C-Reactive Protein and Mean Platelet Volume in the Diagnosis and Follow-Up of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Infants.Pediatric allergy, immunology, and pulmonology · 2021Observational
- The role of Mean Platelet Volume/platelet count Ratio and Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio on the risk of Febrile Seizure.Scientific reports · 2018Article
- Metabolic profile of oxidative stress and trace elements in febrile seizures among children.Metabolic brain disease · 2018Article
- Differences in Mean Platelet Volume and Platelet Count between Children with Simple and Complex Febrile Seizures.Iranian journal of child neurology · 2017Article
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Abstract
objectiveThis study aimed to evaluate serum selenium levels and mean platelet volume in children who experience simple febrile convulsion.
methodsThe study comprised 42 patients diagnosed with simple febrile convulsions and a control group of 30 healthy children. Blood samples were taken following a febrile convulsion. Selenium levels in the serum of both the patients and control subjects were measured with the hydride formation method on an atomic absorption spectrometry device and mean platelet volume was evaluated.
findingsWhen the mean values of the febrile convulsion patients were compared with those of the control group, the mean selenium levels and thrombocyte count were found to be statistically significantly low (P=0.002, P=0.01 respectively) and the mean platelet volume values were statistically significantly high (P=0.002).
conclusionWhile low serum selenium levels cause the onset of a febrile seizure in patients with simple febrile convulsion, it is thought that the increased mean platelet volume shows infection activity causing febrile convulsion.
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