| Iron deficiency as a risk factor for first febrile seizure. | |
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PMID: 19736364 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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We conducted this study to determine the role of iron deficiency as a risk factor for first febrile seizure in children. Fifty children between 6 months to 6 years with first febrile seizure (Cases) and 50 children with febrile illness but without convulsions (Controls) were enrolled from the pediatric ward of a tertiary care hospital. Iron deficiency was determined by estimation of hemoglobin, red blood cell indices and serum ferritin. The mean serum ferritin level (microg/L) was significantly low in Cases (31.9 +/- 31.0) as compared to Controls (53.9 +/- 56.5) with P = 0.003. Iron deficiency could be a potential risk factor for febrile seizure in children. |
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Authors:
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Rajwanti K Vaswani; Praveen G Dharaskar; Swati Kulkarni; K Ghosh |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2009-09-03 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Indian pediatrics Volume: 47 ISSN: 0974-7559 ISO Abbreviation: Indian Pediatr Publication Date: 2010 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-06-03 Completed Date: 2010-09-23 Revised Date: 2010-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 2985062R Medline TA: Indian Pediatr Country: India |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 437-9 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Pediatrics, King Edward Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, India. anukvaswani@hotmail.com |
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Case-Control Studies Child Child, Preschool Ferritins / blood Humans Infant Iron / deficiency* Risk Factors Seizures, Febrile* |
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Reg. No./Substance:
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7439-89-6/Iron; 9007-73-2/Ferritins |
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