ASSESSMENT OF IONIZED CALCIUM STATUS IN FEBRILE SEIZURES.

Abstract

Background- Epilepsy is one of the most common disorders of the brain. Methods- Hospital based Prospective, Analytical, Case – Control study.

Results- Mean ionized calcium level was 4.52±0.24mg/dl and 4.82±0.28 mg/dl in study and control groups respectively and this difference was found statistically highly significant (p<0.001).

 Conclusion- The findings suggest that a considerable percentage of children having febrile seizures suffer from calcium deficiency.

Keywords: Hypocalcemia, Serum calcium, Febrile seizures