Obi J O, Ejeheri N A, Alakija W
Department of Paediatrics, Asir Central Hospital, Saudi Arabia.
Ann Trop Paediatr. 1994;14(3):211-4. doi: 10.1080/02724936.1994.11747719.
About 20% of children admitted during the study period had febrile convulsions, of which 5% were aged below 5 months or above 5 years. The study confirms the view that there is a strong familial predisposition in febrile seizures. Major causes of the rise in temperature in those studied included malaria, which accounted for 32.7%, followed by bronchopneumonia (16.8%), measles (15.4%), otitis media (13.4%) and tonsillitis (10.5%). The morbidity and mortality could be attributable to the socio-cultural background of the community which practices modes of therapy that are often detrimental to the health of patients.
在研究期间入院的儿童中，约20%有热性惊厥，其中5%年龄在5个月以下或5岁以上。该研究证实了热性惊厥存在强烈家族易感性这一观点。在这些研究对象中，体温升高的主要原因包括疟疾，占32.7%，其次是支气管肺炎（16.8%）、麻疹（15.4%）、中耳炎（13.4%）和扁桃体炎（10.5%）。发病率和死亡率可能归因于该社区的社会文化背景，其采用的治疗方式往往对患者健康有害。
