The impact of electrolytes in pathogenesis of simple febrile convulsions
Joint Authors
al-Hawas, Azad Farhan
al‑Juthari, Adnan Handhil
al-Shalah, Haydar Hashim
Source
Issue
Vol. 15, Issue 1 (31 Mar. 2018), pp.12-15, 4 p.
Publisher
University of Babylon College of Medicine
Publication Date
2018-03-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Febrile convulsion is one of the most common seizure disturbances in children with an approximate rate of 2 % –5 % , febrile seizures (FSs) occur between the age of 6 and 60 months with a 38°C or higher temperature, and they do not result from central nervous system infection or any metabolic imbalance, and these seizures occur when a history of prior FSs is absent.
In this study, 150 children whose ages ranged between 6 and 60 months were divided into three groups: Group A included 50 children with febrile convulsions, Group B included 50 children having fever without convulsion, and Group C included 50 healthy children with nonfebrile convulsions.
In the present study, the serum sodium and potassium were significantly lower in cases of febrile convulsion than the control groups, whereas no significant changes were shown in the levels of ionic calcium in the cases of febrile convulsion when compared with the control groups.
These findings revealed that there is a correlation between differences of serum sodium and potassium in simple febrile convulsion.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Hawas, Azad Farhan& al‑Juthari, Adnan Handhil& al-Shalah, Haydar Hashim. 2018. The impact of electrolytes in pathogenesis of simple febrile convulsions. Medical Journal of Babylon،Vol. 15, no. 1, pp.12-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-832294
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Hawas, Azad Farhan…[et al.]. The impact of electrolytes in pathogenesis of simple febrile convulsions. Medical Journal of Babylon Vol. 15, no. 1 (Jan. / Mar. 2018), pp.12-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-832294
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Hawas, Azad Farhan& al‑Juthari, Adnan Handhil& al-Shalah, Haydar Hashim. The impact of electrolytes in pathogenesis of simple febrile convulsions. Medical Journal of Babylon. 2018. Vol. 15, no. 1, pp.12-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-832294
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 14-15
Record ID
BIM-832294