Prediction of Febrile Seizures in Febrile Children with Upper Respiratory Infection

Autor: Elif Çelik, Şükrü Güngör, Müge Ayanoğlu, Ayşe Tosun
Jazyk: English<br />Turkish
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Journal of Pediatric Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2146-2399
2148-7332
DOI: 10.4274/cayd.galenos.2022.32650
Popis: Introduction:Febrile seizures (FS) are the most frequently encountered childhood neurological problems. They cause stress and anxiety for parents and a considerable workload for healthcare providers. The purpose of this study was to identify useful markers capable of predicting the risk of FS in febrile children with upper respiratory infection using complete blood count parameters.Methods:Four hundred seventy-six children aged between 6 months and 5 years, 240 with a history of first FS, 121 with acute febrile upper respiratory tract infection without seizures (AFI), and 115 healthy controls were included in the study. Two age-and sex-matched control groups were recruited, one consisting of febrile patients without seizures and the other of healthy children.Results:Logistic regression analysis of all participants together revealed that a hemoglobin (Hb) level ≤10.95 was associated with a 2.937 -fold greater risk of FS, and a neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) ≥1.3969 with a 2.719-fold increase in FS (95% confidence interval: 1.885-4.576 vs. 1.873-3.949), (p
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