Low Serum Ferritin is a Risk for Febrile Convulsion in Children

Abstract

Abstract:Iron deficiency anaemia and febrile seizures are two common diseases in children worldwide as well as in developing country. A prospective case-control study was carried out in the Department of Paediatrics, Faridpur Medical College Hospital. The study was done during the period from January'2015 to September'2015 with 50 children with first simple febrile seizure as cases and other 50 controls. There were no significant differences in terms of ESR, WBC, platelets, RBC, MCHC, and TIBC levels between the cases and the control group. HB, HCT, MCH, mean serum ferritin and serum iron, were significantly low in the febrile convulsion group as compared to control group.

Role of Hypochromia and Microcytosis in theprediction of iron deficiency anemia

“…In this study, we found that there was a highly statistically significant difference between the studied groups as regards (SF), as it was lower in the case group than in the control group. This is in agreement with the findings of Saha et al, (2016) [28] who make study in cases of febrile convulsion. Similar results found in the study of Sit et al, (2016), [29] who make study in cases of the first episode of simple febrile seizure.…”

A Study on Haematological Parameters in Febrile Seizures

“…These studies suggested that inflammatory cytokines, especially IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α can play important role in the generation of FS. Although inflammatory cytokines are useful biomarkers, their increased cost and limited availability are drawbacks [3][4][5][6][7][8][9].…”