ArticleSeizure2019
Seasonal distribution of febrile seizure and the relationship with respiratory and enteric viruses in Korean children based on nationwide registry data.
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- Febrile seizure during the acute phase of Kawasaki disease: a Korean nationwide cohort study.European journal of pediatrics · 2026Article
- Anemia, inflammation, circadian rhythm and season effects in febrile convulsions.Northern clinics of Istanbul · 2025Article
- Impact of Respiratory Viruses and SARS-CoV-2 on Febrile Seizures in Saudi Children: Insights into Etiologies, Gender, and Familial Associations.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2024Article
- Seasonal Trend of Viral Prevalence and Incidence of Febrile Convulsion: A Korea Public Health Data Analysis.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The Impact of Omicron Wave on Pediatric Febrile Seizure.Journal of Korean medical science · 2023Article
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- Febrile Seizures in Children: A Review.Cureus · 2022Review
- Snotwatch: an ecological analysis of the relationship between febrile seizures and respiratory virus activity.BMC pediatrics · 2022Article
- Seasonal Variation and Risk of Febrile Seizures: A Danish Nationwide Cohort Study.Neuroepidemiology · 2022Article
- Molecular Mechanisms in the Genesis of Seizures and Epilepsy Associated With Viral Infection.Frontiers in molecular neuroscience · 2022Review
- 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
- A Review of Febrile Seizures: Recent Advances in Understanding of Febrile Seizure Pathophysiology and Commonly Implicated Viral Triggers.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2021Review
- Special issue on the battle against complex virus world in the human brain: seizure as a result of viral infection.Acta epileptologica · 2021Article
- Status epilepticus as a first presentation of COVID-19 infection in a 3 years old boy; Case report and review the literature.IDCases · 2020Article
- Is There Any Need for Emergency Neuroimaging in Children With first Complex Febrile Seizure?Iranian journal of child neurology · 2020Article
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Abstract
purposeThe seasonal distribution patterns of febrile seizures and of respiratory and enteric viral pathogens are similar. In this study, we analyzed trends in febrile seizures and viral infection in Korean children, using big data from the Korean Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA).
methodsWe analyzed children younger than 6 years who visited the hospital and were diagnosed with febrile seizures from 2009 to 2016, using medical records in the HIRA database. A total of 666,136 medical records of children with a main or subdiagnosis of febrile seizure from 2008 to 2016 were included. Of these records, patients younger than 1 month and records before 2009 were excluded. Finally, 558,130 records were extracted.
resultsThe medical records included 315,774 male children and 242,356 (43.4%) female children, with a mean age of 2.31 ± 1.31 years. The annual incidence of febrile seizure was 25.4 per 1000 person-years (27.9 for boys and 22.7 for girls). The ratio of male to female children was 1.30: 1, and records of 1-year-old children comprised the highest proportion (n = 210,400, 33.70%). The total monthly number of patients was highest in May (n = 64,969, 11.6%), and peaks were formed from April to July. The fewest patients were seen in October (n = 34,424, 6.17%). The most common viral pathogens were influenza in April and enterovirus during May-July.
conclusionThe seasonal distribution of febrile seizures was high from late spring to summer, and influenza virus and enterovirus were most frequently associated.
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