Stokes M J, Downham M A, Webb J K, McQuillin J, Gardner P S
Arch Dis Child. 1977 Feb;52(2):129-33. doi: 10.1136/adc.52.2.129.
In 276 children admitted to hospital with febrile convulsions a wide range of virus types was identified by means of nasopharyngeal secretions and cough/nasal swabs. The overall virus identification rate was 49%. Analysis of age, sex, family history, and past history showed no marked differences between the virus-positive and the virus-negative children. More than 80% had symptoms of respiratory infection in association with their convulsions, whether or not a virus was identified. Convulsions were not apparently more severe in the virus-positive group. Rapid virus diagnosis was found helpful in the management of children with febrile convulsions. The virus aetiology of many febrile convulsions has implications both for hospital cross-infection and for research into methods of prevention.
在276名因热性惊厥入院的儿童中,通过鼻咽分泌物和咳嗽/鼻腔拭子鉴定出多种病毒类型。总体病毒鉴定率为49%。对年龄、性别、家族史和既往史的分析表明,病毒阳性儿童和病毒阴性儿童之间没有明显差异。无论是否鉴定出病毒,超过80%的儿童在惊厥发作时伴有呼吸道感染症状。病毒阳性组的惊厥症状显然并不更严重。快速病毒诊断有助于热性惊厥儿童的管理。许多热性惊厥的病毒病因对医院交叉感染和预防方法的研究都有影响。