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Kaur, M.
- To Study the Prevalence of Iron Deficiency Anemia in Children Aged 6 Months-6 Years Presenting with Febrile Seizures in Department of Pediatrics
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1 Department of Pediatrics, Govt. Medical College, Patiala, IN
1 Department of Pediatrics, Govt. Medical College, Patiala, IN
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The Indian Practitioner, Vol 69, No 11 (2016), Pagination: 16-19Abstract
Background:- Febrile seizure is a common cause of seizures in young children but with an excellent prognosis. In addition to genetic predisposition, febrile seizures are generally thought to be induced by elemental changes such as iron deficiency. Regarding the high prevalence of febrile seizures with iron deficiency anemia in children, the aim of our study is to investigate the role of iron deficiency anemia in febrile seizures patients. Iron deficiency (ID) is the most common nutritional deficiency. The peak age for ID is between 1 and 2 years, which coincides with the peak incidence for febrile seizures. Aim: To study the prevalence of iron deficiency anemia in children aged 6 months to 6 years having febrile seizures. Study design: It is a prospective observational case control study. Material&Method: The present study was included 50 children aged 6 months to 6 years with febrile seizures (cases) and 30 febrile children without seizures (controls), coming to Pediatrics OPD and emergency, Rajindra Hospital Patiala. Hemoglobin level (Hb) and serum ferritin levels were estimated in all the patients. Results: In cases the mean serum ferritin levels was 25.52±2.9 ng/dl and in controls was 61.36±7.7 ng/dl. It was seen that serum ferritin levels were significantly low in children with febrile seizures as compared to controls (p < 0.004). Conclusion: Prophylactic iron supplementation should be considered in all children who are anemic as it may have a preventable role in febrile seizures.Keywords
Febrile Seizure, Iron Deficiency Anemia.
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- Breathing Pattern in Healthy Preterm Babies
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1 Deptt. of Pediatrics, GMC, Patiala (Pb.), IN
1 Deptt. of Pediatrics, GMC, Patiala (Pb.), IN
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The Indian Practitioner, Vol 70, No 5 (2017), Pagination: 16-21Abstract
This observational study was conducted on 200 healthy preterm babies delivered in the department of Obstetrics and handled by the Neonatology section of Pediatrics department with the aim to study the breathing pattern in healthy preterm babies and to compare pattern of breathing with gestational age, birth weight and other relevant parameters. The breathing pattern was observed in all preterm babies starting from day 3 of life till the hospital stay. It was found that with increasing gestational age the incidence of Normal breathing increased while the incidence of Periodic breathing and Apnea decreased(table 1). Also a highly significant correlation between birth weight and breathing pattern was found with increase in incidence of periodic breathing and incidence of apneas in low birth weight babies (table 2). The incidence of periodic breathing in healthy Preterm infants was found to be 42% and rest 58% had normal breathing during the period of observation. The incidence of apnea of prematurity in preterm babies was found to be 5.5% (table 3).References
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