Predictors of Febrile Seizure: A Matched Case‐control Study

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...

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Published in:Journal of tropical pediatrics (1980) 2001-12, Vol.47 (6), p.361-362
Main Authors: Gururaj, A.K., Bener, Abdulbari, Al‐Suweidi, Ebtisam E.K., Al‐Tatari, Hossam M.K., Khadir, Ali El
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age Distribution
Biological and medical sciences
Case-Control Studies
Child, Preschool
Confidence Intervals
Developing Countries
Female
Headache. Facial pains. Syncopes. Epilepsia. Intracranial hypertension. Brain oedema. Cerebral palsy
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Male
Medical sciences
Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes)
Neurology
Odds Ratio
Predictive Value of Tests
Probability
Prospective Studies
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Seizures, Febrile - diagnosis
Seizures, Febrile - epidemiology
Severity of Illness Index
Sex Distribution
Tropical medicine
United Arab Emirates - epidemiology
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0142-6338
1465-3664
DOI:10.1093/tropej/47.6.361