Febrile Seizures – Male Preponderance with Gradual Decline, Marked in Female with Age Advancement

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DOI: 10.21522/TIJCR.2014.04.01.Art001

Authors : Mujahed Baig Shujaat

Abstract:

Objective: To know sex preponderance & Recurrence incidence in case of febrile seizure.
Result: We observed male preponderance in case of febrile seizure & gradual decline in case of male & marked in case of female as age advances.
Conclusion: Febrile seizure had slightly more predilection for male sex, from such data and very short period of follow up, benign nature and continuous prophylaxis of disease can be explained to parents.
Keywords: benign nature, more predilection for male sex, continuous prophylaxis.

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