Table 3.
Comparison of clinical and laboratory parameters according to the number of seizures
| Number of seizures | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| <5 | ≥5 | ||
| Number of patients | 20 (68.97 %) | 9 (31.03 %) | |
| Age (months) | 17.70 ± 4.79 | 21.33 ± 5.92 | 0.93 |
| Latency to seizure onset (hours) | 45.20 ± 18.13 | 40.11 ± 20.55 | 0.63 |
| Hospital days | 3.40 ± 1.70 | 5.56 ± 4.96 | 0.19 |
| Laboratory value | |||
| Leukocytes (/uL) | 7944.50 ± 2631.63 | 8655.56 ± 3153.61 | 0.76 |
| CRP (mg/L) | 9.18 ± 12.99 | 18.64 ± 29.51 | 0.75 |
| pH | 7.34 ± .063 | 7.37 ± .09 | 0.46 |
| Base deficit | 7.67 ± 3.47 | 5.04 ± 6.14 | 0.49 |
| Uric acid (mg/dL) | 9.27 ± 1.95 | 8.18 ± 2.04 | 0.30 |
| BUN (mg/dL) | 14.35 ± 4.49 | 11.40 ± 3.83 | 0.07 |
| Creatine (mg/dL) | 0.26 ± 0.05 | 0.24 ± 0.03 | 0.26 |
| Na (mmol/L) | 134.95 ± 2.26 | 134.78 ± 1.40 | 0.53 |
| K (mmol/L) | 4.31 ± 0.46 | 4.478 ± 0.3232 | 0.42 |
Values are the mean ± SD unless otherwise indicated; CRP C-reactive protein