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Intubation in children presenting with seizures to a pediatric emergency department in a safety net hospital [PDF]
Frontiers in PediatricsObjectivePatients seen for uncontrolled seizures in a Pediatric Emergency Department (ED) often undergo tracheal intubation (TI). We looked at factors associated with TI in children in a safety net hospital.MethodsThis was a single-center retrospective ...
Mugdha Mohanty +5 more
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Serum Level of Interleukin 6 in Children with Febrile Seizures [PDF]
International Journal of Medical Arts, 2023 Background: Febrile seizures [FSs] are frequently observed seizure occurrences during childhood, making them the most prevalent form of seizures in this age group.
Mohamed Ahmed +3 more
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Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, 2022 Febrile seizures are common, occurring in up to 5% of children in the United States. Frequently perceived by caregivers as a life‐threatening event, febrile seizures are a common cause of emergency department visits.
Wesley Eilbert, Chuck Chan
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Children, 2023 With limited sample sizes and varying study outcomes regarding complete blood count (CBC)-associated biomarkers and their febrile seizure (FS) classification, along with limited research on osmolarity, this study aims to evaluate CBC-associated ...
Özlem Erdede +3 more
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Revista Paulista de Pediatria, 2023 Objective: To examine the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio, red cell distribution width and mean platelet volume in patients with febrile seizure and to determine their role in febrile seizure classification.
Pelin Balikoğlu +2 more
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Neutrophil-lymphocyte and Platelet-lymphocyte Ratios in Febrile Seizures
Journal of Pediatric Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine, 2022 Introduction:The neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and the platelet-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) are accepted as the indicators of systemic inflammatory response.
Sonay İncesoy Özdemir +2 more
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Efficacy of melatonin for febrile seizure prevention: A clinical trial study
Neuroscience Informatics, 2022 Background: Prophylactic treatment for recurrence of febrile seizure generally consists of intermittent administration of diazepam or clobazam, or long-term treatment with valproic acid or phenobarbital. However, the adverse effects outweigh the benefits.
Siriluk Assawabumrungkul +2 more
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Serum interleukin-1beta and tumor necrosis factor-alpha in febrile seizures: is there a link? [PDF]
Korean Journal of Pediatrics, 2014 PurposeFebrile seizures are induced by fever and are the most common type of seizures in children. Although numerous studies have been performed on febrile seizures, their pathophysiology remains unclear. Recent studies have shown that cytokines may play
Abolfazl Mahyar +7 more
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Relevance of hypocapnia to febrile seizures in children
Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette, 2015 Background: Febrile seizure is the most common type of convulsion in children. However, there are scanty data on the mechanism of its development. The aim of this study was to evaluate the venous blood gas status in children with febrile seizures and to ...
Huda Marzouk
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Five Years Study of Recurrent Febrile Seizure Risk Factors
Althea Medical Journal, 2017 Background: Nearly one-third of febrile seizure patients suffered recurrent febrile seizures. Several risk factors contribute to this recurrence, namely young age, family history of febrile seizures, low body temperature and rapid duration of fever ...
Ausi Indriani +2 more
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