ASPECTS REGARDING THE ETIOLOGY AND CLINICAL MATTERS OF THE FEBRILE SEIZURES IN CHILDREN First Author: Iulia Laura Gavrila Author: Alina Grama, Adriana Craciun, Diana Lapusneanu, Maria Magdalena Aloje Coordinator: Asist. Univ. Dr. Alina Grama

I NTRODUCTION Febrile seizures are the most common seizure disorder in childhood. They are a benign epileptic manifestation of infancy occurring between 6 months and 5 years of age, accompanied by fever and affecting an estimated 2-5 % of children with no neurological history.

Purpose: Was the evaluation of febrile seizures on children hospitalized in Pediatric 1 Clinic of Targu Mures. Material and method: A retrospective study was performed on 195 patients diagnosed with Febrile Seizures, between January December 2012.

R ESULTS OBTAINED AFTER GROUPING FS BY SEX AND ENVIRONMENTAL ORIGIN Number

Results obtained from the clustering of cases by age Age of patientsMinimAverageMaxim Age group< 6 months 6 months to 5 years > 5 years Percentage in the number of cases5,1 %91,3 %3,6 %

T HE NUMBER OF PATIENTS WITH S IMPLE / COMPLEX FS BY AGE Simple FS = generalized seizures, lasting less than 15 minutes, and without recurrence within 24 hours Complex FS = have focal semiology, last more than 15 min and have more than one episode during the same febrile event

THE DISTRIBUTION OF CASES IN EACH OF THE 4 YEARS ( INCLUDED IN THIS STUDY )

T YPE OF SEIZURE FREQUENCY ACCORDING TO GENDER

T YPE OF MANIFESTATIONS

F REQUENCY OF DISEASES RELATED TO FEBRILE SEIZURES

E TIOLOGY RESULTING FROM THE STUDY

B ACTERIAL INFECTION /T YPE OF SEIZURES / SEASONS

Results: Family history of seizures and epilepsy Frequency (number) Percent Seizures115,6 No Seizures18494,4 Epilepsy136,7 No Epilepsy18293,3

T HE RISK OF RECURRENT FS / AGE <1 YEAR OF THE FIRST FS p=0,01 Value 95% Confidence Interval LowerUpper Odds Ratio for Age of 1st FS< 1 year (da / nu) 3,4341,7096,898 For cohort Recurrent FS = yes 2,3411,4853,690 For cohort Recurent = no,682,523,888 N of Valid Cases 195

C ONCLUSIONS As in the literature, this study proves that simple febrile seizures, with tonic-clonic manifestations are most frequently seen especially in male children between 6 months and 5 years old. In addition to this, I have determined that:  The risk of recurrent FS is 3,4 times higher for patients where 1 st F.S. occurred at the age of under 1 year compared to those where it occurred at an age of more than 1 year.  The number of cases is higher in the rural environment  In the 4 study years, the number of cases increased  The bacterial etiology is predominant  Superior airway infections were frequently associated with F.S  Both simple and complex FS appeared more often in spring and winter.

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