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ArticleIranian journal of child neurology2020

Serum Level of Vitamin D and Febrile Seizure? A Clinical Study.

Farhad Heydarian, Elham Bakhtiari, Hasan Golmakani, Neda Fakhr Ghasemi, Mohammad Heidarian

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Article in Iranian journal of child neurology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Farhad HeydarianResearch Center for Patients Safety, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Elham BakhtiariEye Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Hasan GolmakaniDepartment of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Neda Fakhr GhasemiGeneral physician, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Mohammad HeidarianBiological sciences student, California state university, East Bay, Hayward, California.
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences · IRCalifornia State University, East Bay · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate the serum level of vitamin D in children aged six to 60 months with febrile seizure and febrile children without the seizure. MATERIALS &

methodsFebrile children aged six to 60 months with or without seizure were studied. Demographic characteristics, serum level of vitamin D, and other laboratory findings were recorded.

resultsAmong the 104 children, 51 patients had fever without a seizure and 53 patients had a febrile seizure. The mean subjects' age was significantly more in the febrile seizure group compared to the without seizure group (16.26 ± 11.87 versus 26.36 ± 14.11 months, p = 0.001). The mean serum level of vitamin D in the with and without seizure groups was 41.92 ± 22.42 and 48.41 ± 15.25 microgram per deciliter, respectively (p = 0.08). There was no significant correlation between serum level of vitamin D and seizure occurrence (p = 0.07). The mean serum sodium and potassium levels, and platelet count were significantly lower in the febrile seizure group compared to the without seizure group (p < 0.05). There were no significant differences between the two groups regarding hemoglobin, blood sugar, creatinine, blood urea nitrogen, calcium, alkaline phosphatase levels, and white blood cell count (p > 0.05).

conclusionThe serum level of vitamin D in febrile children with or without seizure was normal. The serum level of vitamin D was lower in patients with the seizure but not statistically significant. More clinical studies are needed to evaluate the relationship between febrile seizure and the serum level of vitamin D.

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Childfebrile seizureVitamin D

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