Prevalence of Febrile Seizures in Children in Zahedan

Objective: Febrile seizure is the most common seizure disorder in childhood and a common cause of hospitalization in children’s hospitals. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of febrile seizures in children in Zahedan.Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 600 children under 7 were examined for positive history of febrile seizure in 2014. The cluster sampling method was used, information was collected using a questionnaire, and data was expressed using descriptive- analytical tests.Results: The mean age of the children was 2.7±1.8 years. The sample consisted of 290 (48.3%) boys and 310 (51.7%) girls. Of the 600 children studied, 21 experienced febrile seizure, the incidence of febrile seizures was 3.5%. No significant difference was observed in terms of age or gender (p>0.05). Among the patients with history of febrile seizure, 2 (9.5%) had a positive family history of seizure. The age at the first febrile seizure was under one year of age in 13 patients (61.9%) and over one year of age in 8 patients (38.1%).Conclusion: Results of present study indicated a moderate incidence of febrile seizure in the studied population. No significant difference was observed in terms of age or gender