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Comparing clinical and biochemical characteristics of febrile seizures in children with and without COVID-19: a retrospective study

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Transmission of COVID-19 is now normalized. There is an association between it and increased incidence of febrile seizures in children. Exploring whether COVID-19 has a specific effect on the clinical and biochemical features of febrile ...
Nanxi Zhu, Ruming Ye, Fangyi Liu, Dan Li, Ying Lin, Wanting Li, Guanhong Wu, Deyi Zhuang, Xianghui Huang   +8 more
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The Effect of Quercetin on Pro- and Anti-Inflammatory Cytokines in a Prenatally Stressed Rat Model of Febrile Seizures

Journal of Experimental Neuroscience, 2017
Febrile seizures are childhood convulsions resulting from an infection that leads to an inflammatory response and subsequent convulsions. Prenatal stress has been shown to heighten the progression and intensity of febrile seizures.
Nombuso Valencia Pearl Mkhize, Lihle Qulu, Musa Vuyisile Mabandla   +2 more
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Management of Pediatric Febrile Seizures [PDF]

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2018
Febrile seizures (FS), events associated with a fever in the absence of an intracranial infection, hypoglycaemia, or an acute electrolyte imbalance, occur in children between six months and six years of age. FS are the most common type of convulsions in children.
Laino D, Mencaroni E, Esposito S.
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Febrile seizures in a South Indian district: Incidence and associations

, 1997
One thousand four hundred and three children participated in a home-based survey of psychiatric disorders in 8- to 12-year-old children in Calicut District, Kerala, India.
Hackett, L., Bhakta, P., Hackett, R.
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Variants in vaccine‐related febrile seizures: A prospective study [PDF]

, 2020
OBJECTIVE: Febrile seizures may follow vaccination. Common variants in the sodium channel gene, SCN1A, are associated with febrile seizures, and rare pathogenic variants in SCN1A cause the severe developmental and epileptic encephalopathy Dravet syndrome.
Damiano, JA, Deng, L, Richmond, P., Ingrid E. Scheffer, Li, W., Scheffer, I.E., Michael S. Hildebrand, Kristine K. Macartney, Lucy Deng, Buttery, J., Gold, M., Nicholas Wood, Crawford, NW, Wenhui Li, Wood, N, Burgess, R, Macartney, KK, Rosemary Burgess, Macartney, K.K., Samuel F. Berkovic, Berkovic, SF, Hildebrand, MS, Deng, L., Berkovic, S.F., Scheffer, IE, Peter Richmond, Crawford, N.W., Schneider, AL, Damiano, J.A., Buttery, J, Nigel W. Crawford, Richmond, P, John A. Damiano, Jim Buttery, Burgess, R., Wood, N., Li, W, Schneider, A.L., Amy L. Schneider, Gold, M, Hildebrand, M.S., Michael Gold   +41 more
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Vaccines and febrile seizures

Expert Review of Vaccines, 2013
Vaccine administration is the second leading cause of febrile seizures (FS). FS occurrence in children is a serious concern because it leads to public apprehension of vaccinations. This review discusses the clinical implications of FS, its potential link to vaccinations and its impact on official recommendations for vaccinations in children.
N. Principi, S. Esposito
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Febrile Seizures

Febrile seizures are convulsive events observed in children older than one month, typically between six months and five years of age. These seizures occur alongside febrile illnesses (≥ 38°C) without any signs of central nervous system ...
Gülşen YALÇIN, Aysel BAŞER, Tuğçe ŞEN AKBAŞ, Murat ANIL, Atilla ERSEN   +4 more
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Respiratory syncytial virus-associated seizures in Korean children, 2011–2016 [PDF]

Korean Journal of Pediatrics, 2019
Purpose Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection can cause various neurological complications. This study aimed to investigate the RSV-associated neurologic manifestations that present with seizures.
Teahyen Cha, Young Jin Choi, Jae-Won Oh, Chang-Ryul Kim, Dong Woo Park, In Joon Seol, Jin-Hwa Moon   +6 more
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Reduced serum calcium is a risk factor for febrile seizures

, 2017
 Background: Febrile seizure (FS) is the most common cause of convulsions in children. The objective of present work was to study the association between serum electrolytes and febrile seizures.Methods: Children in the age group of 6 month to 6 years ...
Ushakiran C. B., Suresh R.
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Evaluation of serum and cerebrospinal fluid copeptin as biomarkers in children with febrile seizures, febrile illness without seizures, and meningitis: an exploratory study

BMC Pediatrics
Background This study aimed to compare serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) copeptin levels among children with febrile seizures, febrile illness without seizures, and meningitis; to investigate the relationship between serum and CSF copeptin levels; and ...
Halil Uğur Hatipoğlu, Cevher Kızılırmak, Murat Elevli   +2 more
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