Predictors of Recurrent Febrile Seizure / 대한소아신경학회지
Journal of the Korean Child Neurology Society
; (4): 149-154, 2014.
Article
in Korean
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
We performed this study to investigate the clinical features of febrile seizure (FS) and to identify prognostic factors of recurrence of FS on Jeju Island, South Korea.METHODS:
A hospital-based retrospective study was performed in 307 children with FS whose first episode developed between July 2005 and June 2013 seen at the Pediatric Department of Jeju National University Hospital.RESULTS:
307 children (189 boys and 118 girls) were enrolled in this study. Based on first FS semiology, 97.1% (298/307) of cases manifested as generalized seizure and 2.9% of cases showed focal seizure. Moreover, 23.5% (72/307) of cases had complex FS as the first FS. The average age at the first FS was 18.4 months. A family history of FS or epilepsy was found in 30.6% and 5.2% of patients, respectively. Recurrence occurred in 67.6% of patients; among them, 93.7% had their first recurrence within 1 year. Multivariate analysis identified the following factors as significant predictors of recurrence of FS early onset of FS (< or =15 months of age) and a family history of FS.CONCLUSIONS:
We identified the following risk factors for recurrence of FS early onset of FS (< or =15 months of age) and a family history of FS.
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Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Recurrence
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Seizures
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Multivariate Analysis
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Retrospective Studies
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Risk Factors
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Seizures, Febrile
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Epilepsy
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Korea
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Child
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Child Neurology Society
Year:
2014
Document type:
Article