Hypercalciuria and febrile convulsion in children under 5 years old

PURPOSE: The association between hypercalciuria and febrile convulsion is controversial. The present study aimed to investigate the statistical association between hypercalciuria and childhood febrile convulsions. METHODS: Overall, 160 children aged 6 months to 5 years, including 80 children with fe...

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Autores principales: Gorabi, Vahid Seddighi, Nikkhoo, Bahram, Faraji, Obeidollah, Mohammadkhani, Mona, Mirzaee, Sattar, Rasouli, Mohammad Aziz, Afkhamzadeh, Abdorrahim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Pediatric Society 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5924844/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29713359
http://dx.doi.org/10.3345/kjp.2018.61.4.129
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Sumario:PURPOSE: The association between hypercalciuria and febrile convulsion is controversial. The present study aimed to investigate the statistical association between hypercalciuria and childhood febrile convulsions. METHODS: Overall, 160 children aged 6 months to 5 years, including 80 children with febrile convulsion and 80 febrile children without convulsion (comparison group), were recruited. All laboratory tests, including 24-hour urine calcium, were undertaken in an academic clinical laboratory. RESULTS: Forty-five children of the febrile convulsion group (60%) and 30 of the comparison group (40%) had hypercalciuria. There was a significant difference between the 2 groups (P=0.02). CONCLUSION: Our results indicated that there is a statistical association between convulsion and hypercalciuria in children. Since we found this association with a cross-sectional assessment, further studies, especially prospective and controlled designs, are needed.

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