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) |