RESUMEN
To identify the risk factors of recurrent febrile seizures [FS] in Saudi children in a Northern Province of Hail in Saudi Arabia. Descriptive prospective study. Pediatric department, King Khalid Hospital Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from 01 October 2010 to 30 September 2011. A total of 132 children [age ranges from 03 months to 60 months] were included in the study, while they were admitted with the diagnosis of FS during the study period, in the Pediatric department of the King Khalid University Hospital, Hail. A predesigned study proforma was utilized for data collection. All the children included in the study were followed for a period of 01 year after discharge from the pediatric ward for any recurrence of FS. During the study period 132 children were admitted for FS, the mean age of children in our sample was 16 months. There was a preponderance of male children. Among the causes of fever, mostly 63 [47.73%] had symptoms of viral prodrome. Recurrent febrile seizure was found in 46 [34.85%] children. There was a statistically significant association between low temperature at onset of seizure and recurrent FS in 65.22% cases p-value= 0.001]. Similarly, the association of duration of fever [