AbstractIntroduction: Febrile seizures (FS) occur in 25% of children aged 6 months to 5 years. Several studies have confirmed that between 2 to 7% of children with FS, develop epilepsy later in life. This study was performed to evaluate the clinical aspects of patients with febrile seizure in Dhaka Shishu (Children) Hospital, a tertiary care pediatric hospital. Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective descriptive crosssectional study that was performed from September 2014 to December 2015 in which 74 patients aged 6 months to 5 years were evaluated. Results: Most patients were male and aged between 1 to 3 years. 22.7% had a past history of febrile seizures. Upper respiratory tract infections and gastroenteritis were among the most common causes of febrile seizures. Simple febrile seizures were seen in 64.8% of the cases. Most of such patients had body temperature above 38.5 c at the time of seizure occurrence. Conclusion: Febrile seizures were more frequently seen in boys aged 1 to 3 years. It most commonly occurred following an upper respiratory tract infection and due to rise in body temperature above 38.50C.
Keywords: Children; Convulsion; Fever; Infections.