Affiliation:
1. Head of the Department, Department of Paediatrics, Burdwan Medical College and Hospital
2. Senior Resident, Department of Paediatrics, Burdwan Medical College and Hospital
Abstract
Introduction: Febrile seizure (FS) is the most common cause of convulsions in children seen in between 6 to 60 months of age. Fever plays an
important role in causing disturbances in uid and electrolyte balance which alters the mechanism of seizure activity and its threshold. To ndAim:
out the relationship between serum electrolytes (calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium) and simple febrile convulsion. Materials and Method:
This cross sectional study was conducted on 120 children of age between 6 to 60 months. 60 children had fever with convulsion(cases) and 60
children had fever without convulsion(control). Serum level of sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium were statistically analysed between both
the groups In our study the difference in serum sodium, potassium, calcium levels in between case and control group are statisticallyResults:
signicant, the p-value being <0.001, 0.017, 0.03 respectively. Our study concludes that changes in serum electrolytes may have aConclusion:
role in the development of simple febrile convulsion and measurement of the serum electrolytes in a child with febrile seizures may help in
predicting seizure recurrence within the same febrile illness.