Abstract | AIM: To investigate serum zinc levels in children with simple febrile and epileptic seizures and compare them with controls. METHODS: A prospective, case-control study was conducted between July 2009 and September 2010 in Kanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital, Chennai. Sixty-seven children (22 with epileptic seizures, 23 with simple febrile seizures and 22 controls) were enrolled. Serum zinc level was estimated using atomic absorption spectrometry. RESULTS: Mean (SD) serum zinc level in children with epileptic seizures, simple febrile seizures and controls were 969·8 (177·3), 638·1 (206·8) and 939·9 (258·4) ug/L, respectively (p<0·05). CONCLUSION:
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Authors | R Ganesh, L Janakiraman, B Meenakshi |
Journal | Annals of tropical paediatrics
(Ann Trop Paediatr)
Vol. 31
Issue 4
Pg. 345-9
( 2011)
ISSN: 1465-3281 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 22041469
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Case-Control Studies
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Epilepsy
(pathology)
- Female
- Humans
- India
- Infant
- Male
- Prospective Studies
- Seizures, Febrile
(pathology)
- Serum
(chemistry)
- Spectrophotometry, Atomic
(methods)
- Zinc
(blood)
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