respiratory tract infections/seizures

This study aimed to determine the potential predisposing factors for the development of febrile seizures among children with upper respiratory tract infection in the eastern Chinese region. Participants were individuals aged 6 months and 6 years (n = 189) who were diagnosed with febrile seizure,

A 66-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of vomiting and appetite loss. For the 2 days prior to admission, she had a cold, which had developed into acute viral bronchitis on admission. Because laboratory data on admission showed hyponatremia, intravenous infusion of Ringer's lactate

BACKGROUND Autistic spectrum disorders (ASDs) are a family of neurodevelopmental disorders with strong genetic components. Recent studies have shown that copy number variations in dosage sensitive genes can contribute significantly to these disorders. One such gene is the transcription factor MECP2,

BACKGROUND The prevalence of febrile seizures (FSs) and epilepsy are often reported to be higher in sub-Saharan Africa. Furthermore, several studies describe complex features of FSs as risk factors for the development of subsequent epilepsy. METHODS During the period from 2002 to 2004 door-to-door

Rotavirus is an important cause of acute gastroenteritis in infants. Gastroenteritis has been reported in association with a variety of other disease conditions, such as respiratory infections and CNS involvement. A case of a child, thirteen months old, presenting afebrile seizures during a

BACKGROUND Suboptimal intake of magnesium become prevalent due to the modern diet of processed food low in magnesium. Magnesium may modulate seizure activity by antagonizing excitatory calcium influx through the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor. Although hyponatremia has been reported to be common in

Febrile seizure (FS) in children is a common complication of infections with respiratory viruses and hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD). We conducted a retrospective ecological time-series analysis to determine the temporal relationship between hospital attendances for FS and HFMD or respiratory

A case control study was conducted to investigate the association of family history of febrile seizures (FS) and history of maternal, pregnancy and delivery, and postnatal factors with FS. Information was gathered by door-to-door survey in six major cities in the People's Republic of China. Factors

Fifty-one patients with chronic obstructive lung disease with a proven bacterial respiratory tract infection were treated with ciprofloxacin 500 mg twice daily or 750 mg twice daily. Both dosages were given orally for approximately 10 days. The higher dosage showed a reduced amount of reinfections

Through interviews with parents, data were gathered about 910 first febrile seizures in children aged 8 to 34 months. A male preponderance of 57% was found (P < .001). In 29% of cases, there was a family history of febrile seizures. Eighteen percent of seizures were focal, and 7% lasted 15 minutes

To understand further the role role of trace elements in pathogenesis of febrile convulsions, serum zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), magnesium (Mg) and CSF An, Cu, Mg and protein levels were measured by spectrometry in patients with febrile convulsion (n = 19), bacterial meningitis (n = 9), viral CNS

BACKGROUND Para-infectious seizures are afebrile convulsions that are associated with banal infectious processes and have a good overall prognosis. OBJECTIVE To determine the natural history of para-infectious seizures in children. METHODS We conducted a retrospective study of children who were

We describe epileptic seizures including status epilepticus provoked by recurrent obstructive apnea in a child with Cornelia de Lange syndrome. From the age of 10 months, this boy had recurrent respiratory infections with obstructive apnea leading to cyanosis and loss of consciousness.