Iron status: a possible risk factor for the first febrile seizure |
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Authors: | Daoud Azhar S Batieha Anwar Abu-Ekteish Faisel Gharaibeh Nayef Ajlouni Saleh Hijazi Saad |
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Institution: | Department of Pediatrics, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid. daoud@just.edu.jo |
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Abstract: | PURPOSE: We conducted a controlled study to investigate the relation of iron status and first febrile seizure (FFS). METHODS: Measures of iron sufficiency including hemoglobin concentration (HB), mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), and plasma ferritin (PF) were prospectively measured in 75 children with FFS and compared with 75 controls matched for age and sex with febrile illnesses without convulsions. RESULTS: Mean ferritin level was significantly lower in cases with FFS (29.5 +/- 21.3 microg/L) than in controls (53.3 +/- 37.6 microg/L) with p = 0.0001. The proportion of subjects with a PF level
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Keywords: | Iron status First febrile seizure |
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