title: Predictors of febrile seizure: a matched case-control study.
abstract: In a prospective matched case-control study carried out to determine risk factors of febrile seizures among children in the United Arab Emirates, 84 patients with febrile seizure were identified and were matched with 84 control febrile patients without seizure in the same age range, who attended the same hospital during the same period of time. Logistic regression analysis showed that the age at first seizure, family history of febrile seizure, duration of fever, and height of temperature were the only significant predictors for febrile seizures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Gururaj
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bener
authors.forename: E K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Al-Suweidi
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Al-Tatari
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Khadir
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D016017:Odds Ratio; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011336:Probability; D011446:Prospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D003294:Seizures, Febrile / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014479:United Arab Emirates / Q000453:epidemiology