title: Recurrence of febrile seizure in Yazd, Iran.
abstract: Febrile seizure (FS) is the most common problem in pediatric neurology. The purpose of this study was to determine FS recurrence frequency and to evaluate its risk factors. In a descriptive retrospective study, 139 children with first FS, admitted between March 2004 and August 2005 in Yazd Shaheed Sadoughi Hospital, were followed. Seventy-six boys and 63 girls with a mean age of 2.03 +/- 1.21 years were followed for 25.1 +/- 5.5 months. Thirty-seven percent had FS recurrence, with a mean recurrence time of 6.7 +/- 5.9 months. Sixty-five percent of infants and 30% of children >1 year old had FS recurrence. Sixty-three percent of those with seizure occurring in <1 hour of fever duration had FS recurrence, while only 33% of those with seizure after >1 hour of fever duration had FS recurrence. Seizures in children <1 year old and in <1 hour of fever duration were risk factors for FS recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Shaheed Sadoughi Hospital, Yazd, Iran.
authors.forename: Razieh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fallah
authors.forename: Sedighah Akhavan
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Karbasi
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D012307:Risk Factors; D003294:Seizures, Febrile / Q000453:epidemiology*