Prediction of Febrile Seizures in Febrile Children with Upper Respiratory Infection

• DOI: 10.4274/cayd.galenos.2022.32650
• Publication Date: 2023-03-09T09:05:12Z
• Authors: Elif Çelik; Şükrü Güngör; Müge Ayanoğlu; Ayşe Tosun
• Keywords: Febrile seizure; Respiratory infection; Febrile convulsions

Introduction: Febrile seizures (FS) are the most frequently encountered childhood neurological problems.They cause stress and anxiety for parents a considerable workload healthcare providers.The purpose of this study was to identify useful markers capable predicting risk FS in febrile children with upper respiratory infection using complete blood count parameters.Methods: Four hundred seventy-six aged between 6 months 5 years, 240 history first FS, 121 acute tract without (AFI), 115 healthy controls were included study.Two age-and sexmatched control groups recruited, one consisting patients other children.Results: Logistic regression analysis all participants together revealed that hemoglobin (Hb) level ≤10.95 associated 2.937 -fold greater neutrophil lymphocyte ratio (NLR) ≥1.3969 2.719-fold increase (95% confidence interval: 1.885-4.576vs. 1.873-3.949),(p<0.001). Conclusion:Although low Hb levels high NLR can be used predict these values alone not sufficient AFI.