Iron Deficiency Anemia: The Possible Risk Factor of Complex Febrile Seizure and Recurrence of Febrile Seizure / 대한소아신경학회지
Journal of the Korean Child Neurology Society
;
(4): 210-214, 2018.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-728819
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
A relationship between Febrile seizure (FS) and iron deficiency anemia (IDA) has been found in several studies. However, few studies have focused on the role of IDA in complex febrile seizures (CFS) and simple febrile seizures (SFS) and there is no report on whether IDA is a risk factor for recurrence. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of IDA in SFS and CFS and to examine the effect of IDA on recurrence.METHODS:
Patients (n=166) who had been diagnosed with FS were enrolled in our study. Subjects were divided into the following groups foranalysis:
the SFS and CFS groups, recurrence and non-recurrence groups. The onset age was compared in each group of patients and laboratory test results based on IDA were compared.RESULTS:
Between the SFS and the CFS groups, there was no significant difference in laboratory test results based on IDA. There was a significant difference in onset age between the two groups and the onset age tended to be lower in the CFS group (24.00 vs. 16.49 months) (P=0.004). Comparing recurrence and non-recurrence groups, the mean corpuscular volume was significantly different (P=0.043) with the recurrence group having a lower mean corpuscular volume level (78.92 vs. 77.48). The onset age in the recurrence group was lower (26.02 vs. 19.68 months).CONCLUSION:
This study suggests that onset age could be a risk factor for CFS, and IDA may not contribute to elevating the risk of CFS. However, IDA may play an important role in the recurrence of FS.
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Main subject:
Recurrence
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Risk Factors
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Age of Onset
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Anemia, Iron-Deficiency
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Seizures, Febrile
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Erythrocyte Indices
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Iron
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Child Neurology Society
Year:
2018
Type:
Article
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