Hussain Shabbir, Tarar Saba Haider
Paediatrics Department, Combined Military Hospital, Kharian, Pakistan.
J Pak Med Assoc. 2015 Sep;65(9):1008-10.
The hospital-based prospective study was conducted in Combined Military Hospital, Kharian, Pakistan, from January 2012 to December 2013, to determine the demographic, clinical and aetiological profile of paediatric patients admitted with febrile seizures. Patients clinically diagnosed as a case of febrile seizure were included in study. Patient's information was collected using a predesigned proforma. Out of total enrolled 100 children, 68(68%) were male and 32(32%) female. Mean age of the sample was22.58±12.50 months. Mean time interval between onset of fever and occurrence of seizures was17.68±12.09 hours. Overall, 78(78%) patients had simple seizures. Only 30(30%) patients had positive family history and 35(35%) had recurrence of seizures during the same episode of illness. Acute respiratory infection was the commonest cause for FS in 72(72%).Besides, 64(64%) patients were malnourished, 77(77%) had anaemia and 51(51%) had raised total leukocyte count.
2012年1月至2013年12月，在巴基斯坦哈里亚恩联合军事医院开展了一项基于医院的前瞻性研究，以确定因热性惊厥入院的儿科患者的人口统计学、临床和病因学特征。临床诊断为热性惊厥病例的患者被纳入研究。使用预先设计的表格收集患者信息。在总共登记的100名儿童中，68名（68%）为男性，32名（32%）为女性。样本的平均年龄为22.58±12.50个月。发热开始至惊厥发作的平均时间间隔为17.68±12.09小时。总体而言，78名（78%）患者为单纯性惊厥。只有30名（30%）患者有阳性家族史，35名（35%）患者在同一病程中惊厥复发。急性呼吸道感染是72名（72%）患者热性惊厥最常见的原因。此外，64名（64%）患者营养不良，77名（77%）患者贫血，51名（51%）患者白细胞总数升高。
