Study of association of Iron deficiency anaemia and simple febrile seizures in 6-60 months children: A Case control study
Abstract
Introduction: Simple febrile seizure and Iron defficiency anemia both are prevalant among children of 6-60 months of age. Lots of studies have been done to study the hypothesis linking iron defficiency as a risk factor for simple febrile seizure.
Objective: To study the association between iron defficiency anemia and simple febrile seizure.
Design: Prospectice case control study.
Settings: In a tertiaty care teaching hospital.
Participants: Total 180 age and sex matched case and controls were included in the study. Cases were children, 6 to 60 month old diagnosed as simple febrile seizures. Controls were children having febrile illness without convulsions.
Methods: After taking informed consent, detail history and examination were done according to proforma in both groups. Blood investigations for iron defficency were done and WHO guidelines were used to diagnose the same. Results were noted and analysed. Results: Significant association (pvalue<0.001) was found between iron defficency anemia and simple febrile seizures. Serum ferittin level an early indicator of iron defeciency anemia was significantly low in simple febrile seizure patients.
Conclusion: Thus it supports association of iron defficency anemia and simple febrile seizures, and iron supplimentation would be helpful for reducing occurance of same.
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