Miri Aliabadi Ghasem, Khajeh Ali, Oveisi Alireza, Poorjangi Mahsa
Department of Pediatrics, Children and Adolescent Health Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran.
Iran J Child Neurol. 2019 Summer;13(3):93-97.
Febrile seizure is the most common seizure disorder in childhood and a common cause of hospitalization in hospitals. We aimed to investigate the prevalence of febrile seizures in children in Zahedan, south-east of Iran.
MATERIALS & METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, 600 children under 7 yr were examined for positive history of febrile seizure in 2014. The cluster sampling method was used, information was collected using a questionnaire, and data were expressed using descriptive- analytical tests.
The mean age of the children was 2.7±1.8 year. The sample consisted of 290 (48.3%) boys and 310 (51.7%) girls. Of the 600 children studied, 21 experienced febrile seizure and the incidence of febrile seizures was 3.5%. No significant difference was observed in terms of age or gender. Among the patients with history of febrile seizure, 2 (9.5%) had a positive family history of seizure. The age at the first febrile seizure was under one year in 13 patients (61.9%) and over one year in 8 patients (38.1%).
Results indicated a moderate incidence of febrile seizure in the studied population. No significant difference was observed in terms of age or gender.
热性惊厥是儿童期最常见的惊厥性疾病，也是医院住院治疗的常见原因。我们旨在调查伊朗东南部扎黑丹儿童热性惊厥的患病率。
在这项横断面研究中，2014年对600名7岁以下儿童进行了热性惊厥阳性病史检查。采用整群抽样方法，通过问卷收集信息，并使用描述性分析测试来表示数据。
儿童的平均年龄为2.7±1.8岁。样本包括290名（48.3%）男孩和310名（51.7%）女孩。在研究的600名儿童中，21名经历过热性惊厥，热性惊厥的发病率为3.5%。在年龄或性别方面未观察到显著差异。在有热性惊厥病史的患者中，2名（9.5%）有惊厥的阳性家族史。首次热性惊厥的年龄在1岁以下的有13名患者（61.9%），1岁以上的有8名患者（38.1%）。
结果表明，在研究人群中热性惊厥的发病率中等。在年龄或性别方面未观察到显著差异。
