[Plasma prolactin in childhood paroxysmal disorders].
The Authors discuss the role of plasma prolactin concentration as a marker to discriminate epileptic and non epileptic seizures. In 40 children was determined prolactin during the first seizure (30 feverish and 10 non feverish seizures). The analysis of the results shows that during non feverish seizures prolactin concentration in higher, but we don't know if the same seizures are the beginning of epilepsy. So plasma prolactin concentration is a parameter of moderate interest in diagnosis and prognosis in childhood paroxismal disorders.
Divisione di Pediatria e Neonatologia, Ospedale di Desio, Italia.
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D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000097:blood*; D004830:Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011388:Prolactin / Q000097:blood*
D011388:Prolactin