Iron deficiency as a risk factor for first febrile seizure.
We conducted this study to determine the role of iron deficiency as a risk factor for first febrile seizure in children. Fifty children between 6 months to 6 years with first febrile seizure (Cases) and 50 children with febrile illness but without convulsions (Controls) were enrolled from the pediatric ward of a tertiary care hospital. Iron deficiency was determined by estimation of hemoglobin, red blood cell indices and serum ferritin. The mean serum ferritin level (microg/L) was significantly low in Cases (31.9 +/- 31.0) as compared to Controls (53.9 +/- 56.5) with P = 0.003. Iron deficiency could be a potential risk factor for febrile seizure in children.
Vaswani
Rajwanti K
RK
Department of Pediatrics, King Edward Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, India. anukvaswani@hotmail.com
Dharaskar
Praveen G
PG
Kulkarni
Swati
S
Ghosh
K
K
D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005293:Ferritins / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D000090463:Iron Deficiencies; D012307:Risk Factors; D003294:Seizures, Febrile
D005293:Ferritins