Department of Pediatrics, King Edward Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, India.
Indian Pediatr. 2010 May;47(5):437-9. doi: 10.1007/s13312-010-0080-8. Epub 2009 Sep 3.
We conducted this study to determine the role of iron deficiency as a risk factor for first febrile seizure in children. Fifty children between 6 months to 6 years with first febrile seizure (Cases) and 50 children with febrile illness but without convulsions (Controls) were enrolled from the pediatric ward of a tertiary care hospital. Iron deficiency was determined by estimation of hemoglobin, red blood cell indices and serum ferritin. The mean serum ferritin level (microg/L) was significantly low in Cases (31.9 +/- 31.0) as compared to Controls (53.9 +/- 56.5) with P = 0.003. Iron deficiency could be a potential risk factor for febrile seizure in children.
我们进行这项研究旨在确定缺铁是否是儿童首次热性惊厥的危险因素。从一家三级医院的儿科病房招募了 50 名患有首次热性惊厥的儿童（病例组）和 50 名患有发热但无惊厥的儿童（对照组）。通过血红蛋白、红细胞指数和血清铁蛋白的测定来确定缺铁。病例组的平均血清铁蛋白水平（μg/L）明显低于对照组（31.9±31.0 对 53.9±56.5，P=0.003）。缺铁可能是儿童热性惊厥的一个潜在危险因素。
