Hypercalciuria and febrile convulsion in children under 5 years old.
10.3345/kjp.2018.61.4.129
- Author:
Vahid Seddighi GORABI
1
;
Bahram NIKKHOO
;
Obeidollah FARAJI
;
Mona MOHAMMADKHANI
;
Sattar MIRZAEE
;
Mohammad Aziz RASOULI
;
Abdorrahim AFKHAMZADEH
Author Information
1. Pediatrics Department Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Hypercalciuria;
Febrile convulsion;
Child
- MeSH:
Calcium;
Child*;
Humans;
Hypercalciuria*;
Prospective Studies;
Seizures;
Seizures, Febrile*
- From:Korean Journal of Pediatrics
2018;61(4):129-131
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
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.
