Zinc in CSF of patients with febrile convulsion.
Indian J Pediatr
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2002 Oct; 69(10): 859-61
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-80120
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
This prospective study was carried out from July-December 1999 to see the status of zinc in CSF of children with febrile convulsion and to compare this to that of control.METHODS:
Forty-two cases of febrile convulsion and 30 controls (fever without convulsion) were enrolled into the study. CSF zinc was estimated by atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS) in Atomic Energy Center, Dhaka and compared between the two groups.RESULTS:
The mean zinc level in CSF in the study sample was 40.19mgm/L and that in control was 74.98mgm/L. This difference was statistically significant (p<0.001).CONCLUSION:
The study concludes that a significantly lower of zinc exists in CSF of children with febrile. However no relationship was found between CSF zinc status with age, sex, degree & duration of fever and time of lumbar puncture after convulsion.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Case-Control Studies
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Prospective Studies
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Age Distribution
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Infant
Type of study:
Observational study
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Pediatr
Year:
2002
Type:
Article
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