Publication: Febrile Seizures among Children Admitted to the Department of Paediatrics of a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study
| creativeworkseries.issn | JNMA Print ISSN: 0028-2715; Online ISSN: 1815-672X | |
| dc.contributor.author | Poudel, Sumita | |
| dc.contributor.author | Adhikari, Sudhir | |
| dc.contributor.author | Thapa, Rohit | |
| dc.contributor.author | Parajuli, Biraj | |
| dc.contributor.author | Regmi, Shanti | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kunwar, Prajjwal | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-12-22T06:05:29Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-12-22T06:05:29Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
| dc.description | Sumita Poudel Department of Paediatrics, Chitwan Medical College Teaching Hospital, Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4303-9111 Sudhir Adhikari Department of Paediatrics, Chitwan Medical College Teaching Hospital, Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal Rohit Thapa Chitwan Medical College Teaching Hospital, Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal Biraj Parajuli Department of Paediatrics, Chitwan Medical College Teaching Hospital, Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal Shanti Regmi Department of Paediatrics, Chitwan Medical College Teaching Hospital, Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal Prajjwal Kunwar Kathmandu Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal | |
| dc.description.abstract | Abstract Introduction: Febrile seizure is the most common convulsive event in children younger than 60 months. Fever plays an important role in causing disturbances in fluid and electrolyte balance, also hyponatremia has been thought to enhance the susceptibility to seizures. The objective of this study is to find out the prevalence of febrile seizures among children admitted to the Department of Paediatrics of a tertiary care centre. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study among children admitted to the Department of Paediatrics was done at a tertiary care centre between December, 2020 to September, 2021. Ethical approval was taken from the Institutional Review Committee (Reference number: 077/078-098). A total of 1052 children were included in this study. A convenience sampling technique was used. Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 25.0 was used for data analysis. Point estimate at 95% Confidence Interval was calculated along with frequency and proportion for binary data. Results: Among 1052 children, the prevalence of febrile seizure was 100 (9.50%) (7.73-11.27 at 95% Confidence Interval). Among these 100 patients, 68 (68%) had simple febrile seizures while 32 (32%) had recurrent febrile seizures. Conclusions: The prevalence of febrile seizures was found to be higher than in other studies conducted in similar settings. This knowledge may be of practical value in advising parents or caregivers of the risk of a febrile seizure and its recurrence. | |
| dc.identifier | https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.7197 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/3763 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Nepal Medical Association | |
| dc.subject | Febrile seizure | |
| dc.subject | Hyponatremia | |
| dc.subject | Recurrence | |
| dc.title | Febrile Seizures among Children Admitted to the Department of Paediatrics of a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study | |
| dc.type | Article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| local.article.type | Original Article | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 351 | |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 348 | |
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