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. 2021 Jun 30;59(238):526–530. doi: 10.31729/jnma.6092

Table 1. Demographic and clinical characteristics of children presenting with febrile seizure (n= 214).

Gender n (%)
Male 134 (63)
Female 80 (37)
Age of Presentation (months) Median=22 (IQR:36-15=21)
≤12 42 (20)
13-24 97 (45)
25-36 38 (18)
37-48 24 (11)
49-60 13 (6)
Age at first episode of FS (months) Median=18 (IQR:30-12=18)
Type of FS
Simple 131 (62)
Complex 83 (38)
Episode of FS
First episode 152 (79)
Recurrent episode 62 (21)
Temperature R=(105° F-100.5 °F) Mean ± SD=(101.9 °F±1.1)
Time between fever and seizure (hour)
< 1 32 (15)
1-24 148 (69)
>24 34 (16)
Frequency of seizure R=(7-1) Mean ± SD=(1.4 ± 0.9)
1 episode 157 (73)
>1 episode 57 (27)
Duration of seizure (minute)
≤1 48 (22)
2-5 119 (56)
6-15 28 (13)
>15 19 (9)