Cerebrospinal Fliud analysis in Children with Fever.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Raguramiah, Sabharish; Chidambaranathan, S.; Raghu, Kala
- Source
- Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research (Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research). 2022, Vol. 13 Issue 1, p610-618. 9p.
- Subject
- *FEBRILE seizures
*SEIZURES (Medicine)
*MEDICAL sciences
*FEVER
CENTRAL nervous system infections
- Language
- ISSN
- 0975-3583
Introduction: The International League against Epilepsy (ILAE) defines a Febrile seizures (FS) as a seizure occurring in childhood after one month of age, associated with a febrile illness that is not caused by an infection of the central nervous system. A child with the diagnosis of FS cannot have a history of neonatal seizures, a previous unprovoked seizure or meet criteria for other acute symptomatic seizures. Materials and Methods: This is a prospective and single center study conducted at Department of Paediatrics, Karpagam faculty of medical sciences and research from December 2020 to December 2021 sample size of 94 cases were studied. All children under age group 2 months to 5 years admitted with seizures associated with fever admitted in our hospital were selected for study. Newborns are excluded as the causes of neonatal seizures are different. Convulsions that mimic seizures are excluded. Afebrile seizures, Children age group less than 2 months and more than 5 years. Children with neurodevelopmental anomalies were excluded. Results: Among 312 children 168 are males (51%) and females are 144 (46%). On the study of the type of convulsions it is observed that out of 94 patients in the age group of 2 months and 5 years who presented with both fever and seizures 36 patients had Generalised tonic clonic seizures and 58 patients had focal seizures. Conclusion: Most of the children had associated Respiratory tract infection(25%). Out of 94 children with fever and seizure 36 children had Generalised Tonic Clonic Convulsions and 58 children had focal seizures. Lumbar puncture and CSF Analysis was done for 45 children. Out of 45 children admitted with fever and seizure 22 children had Simple febrile seizure which indicates that it is the most common cause of convulsion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]