Diurnal and Seasonal Occurrence of Febrile Seizures

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“…2,21,38 Seasonal and diurnal variations in the occurrence of febrile seizures have been observed in studies from United States, Finland and Japan. [15][16][17][18] In this study seizures were more prevalent in the month of June (20%) that is in the monsoon season and is more frequent in the morning hours (43.3%) followed by night (25%) unlike a study from Finland where seizures were more prevalent in winter months and evening 15 and study from Iran showed that seizures occurred more in the afternoon and in winters. 18 Family history of seizure varied from 0.4% to as high as 20.6% of children with febrile seizure as reported in previous studies.…”

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“…Studies have shown that febrile seizures tend to occur more in the winter months and are more common in the evening but some studies have shown that the majority of febrile seizures occur in the winter months but in the afternoon. [14][15][16][17][18] One-third of children who have a febrile seizure will have another one with another febrile illness. The younger the child is at the time of the first episode, the greater the risk is of recurrence.…”

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Clinical, epidemiological and laboratory characteristics of children with febrile seizures

Shankar

Mahamud

2020

Int J Contemp Pediatr

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Background: Febrile seizure is the most common type of seizure disorder that occurs in children aged 6-60 months. Recurrences are common. This study was conducted to evaluate the epidemiology, clinical profile and laboratory parameters of children presenting with febrile seizure in a teaching hospital.Methods: This was a descriptive retrospective study among children presenting with febrile seizure admitted to KIMS, Bengaluru from March (2018-2019). Children between six months to five years were included in the study while patients with prior episodes of afebrile seizures, abnormal neurodevelopment and not meeting the age criteria were excluded. Patient’s demographic and clinical data were collected from the in-patient records and analysed.Results: Among 60 children with febrile seizures were enrolled in our study with highest prevalence in males (58%) and amongst 13-24 months age group (37%). Majority (20%) presented in the monsoon season (June) and in the morning hours (43%). Simple febrile seizures and complex febrile seizures were observed in 60% and 40% respectively. Majority (73%) who developed first episode of seizure were below 24 months ago with mean age of 18.71±11.50 months. 42% had recurrence and was significantly associated with first episode of febrile seizures at age ≤1 year and family history of seizures. Upper respiratory tract infections were the commonest cause of fever. Anaemia and leucocytosis were seen in 72% and 70% cases respectively.Conclusions: Febrile seizure was observed predominantly in children below two years, simple febrile seizure being the commonest. Recurrence was common and significantly associated with the first episode of febrile seizure at the age one year or below and family history. Majority had anaemia which showed that iron deficiency anaemia could be a risk factor. Leucocytosis was present in most which could be either due to underlying infection or due to the stress of seizure itself.

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Clinical, epidemiological and laboratory characteristics of children with febrile seizures

Shankar

Mahamud

2020

Int J Contemp Pediatr

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“…Race/ethnicity and hospital locations were significantly associated with FS severity. Several epidemiological studies have described the prevalence of FS [7,8,21,22]. In Europe and the USA, 2%-4% of all children experience at least one episode of FS before the age of 5 years [22].…”

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“…The incidence of FS peaks at the age of 18 months, and is 2%-9% among all children [1][2][3][4][5]. The incidence is the highest among children living in Asian and Pacific Island countries, and is higher in boys than girls, with a male-to-female ratio of 1.1-2.0 [2][3][4][5][6][7][8]. In addition, seasonal variation has been reported in Finland, Japan, and the USA, and the highest incidence observed in winter, and the lowest in summer [7,8].…”

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“…The incidence is the highest among children living in Asian and Pacific Island countries, and is higher in boys than girls, with a male-to-female ratio of 1.1-2.0 [2][3][4][5][6][7][8]. In addition, seasonal variation has been reported in Finland, Japan, and the USA, and the highest incidence observed in winter, and the lowest in summer [7,8]. However, the USA's national data remain unclear regarding the epidemiology and hospital course of inpatients with FS.…”

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National trend survey of hospitalized patients with febrile seizure in the United States

Okubo

Handa

2017

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Several studies have reported the prevalence and incidence of febrile seizure (FS) among children in the USA and other countries. However, recent trends in FS among hospitalized children, hospital course, and risk factors for its severity remain unknown at a national level in the USA. Method: Hospital discharge records of patients with FS aged <6 years were obtained for the years 2003, 2006, 2009, and 2012 from the Kid's Inpatient Database. Data were weighted to estimate the annual hospitalization rates with respect to gender and race/ethnicity in the United States. Multivariable logistic regression was conducted to ascertain factors associated with FS severity. Results: A decreasing trend in total annual hospitalization rates due to FS was observed, ranging from 59.0 per 100,000 children in 2003 to 40.8 per 100,000 children in 2012 (p < 0.001). Winter predominance of hospitalizations was observed (p = 0.001). Hispanic children and children admitted to hospitals in northeast region were less likely to be severely affected. Age, gender, health insurance status, and household income level were not associated with FS severity. Conclusions: Total hospitalization rates due FS is decreasing, and race/ethnicity and geographic locations of the patients were associated with FS severity.

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The effects of weather on pediatric seizure: A single-center retrospective study (2005–2015)

Kim

Jin

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Science of The Total Environment

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Diurnal and Seasonal Occurrence of Febrile Seizures

Abstract: Investigators from University of Oulu, Finland, evaluated the diurnal and seasonal occurrence of the first febrile seizures (FS) in 461 children in a population-based study of 1522 children.

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Clinical, epidemiological and laboratory characteristics of children with febrile seizures

Clinical, epidemiological and laboratory characteristics of children with febrile seizures

National trend survey of hospitalized patients with febrile seizure in the United States

The effects of weather on pediatric seizure: A single-center retrospective study (2005–2015)

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