Table 1.
Clinical findings of febrile seizures and control children
| Variables | Febrile seizures (N = 30) |
Febrile controls (N = 30) |
P Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Male/Female | 20/10 | 16/14 | 0.292 |
| Age (months)a | 22.67 ± 11.08 | 28.33 ± 16.85 | 0.129 |
| Severity of temperature (℃)a | 39.16 ± 0.50 | 38.95 ± 0.61 | 0.216 |
| C-reactive protein (mg/l)a | 5.50 ± 8.85 | 6.57 ± 10.58 | 0.673 |
| Leukocytes (× 109/l) | 10.65 ± 4.34 | 10.53 ± 6.57 | 0.936 |
| Etiology of infection (viral/bacterial) | 21/9 | 24/6 | 0.371 |
| Duration of seizure | |||
| < 5 min | 22 | ||
| 5-15 min | 8 | ||
| > 15 min | 0 | ||
| Number of seizure | |||
| 1 | 22 | ||
| 2 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 2 | ||
aMean ± Standard deviation