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This version was published on March 1, 2008
Clinical Pediatrics, Vol. 47, No. 2, 164-166 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0009922807306165
© 2008 SAGE Publications

Serum Zinc Levels in Children With Simple Febrile Seizure

R. Ganesh, MBBS, DNB

Kanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital, Chennai, India, ganeped79{at}rediffmail.com

Lalitha Janakiraman, MD, DCH

Kanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital, Chennai, India

A prospective case—control study was conducted in a major tertiary care hospital for children during June 2005 to May 2006 on children aged between 3 months and 5 years to compare serum zinc levels in 38 cases of simple febrile seizure and 38 age-matched controls. The mean serum zinc levels in cases and controls were 32.17 and 87.6 µg/dL, respectively. This difference was statistically significant ( P < .001). We conclude that Indian children with febrile seizure had low serum zinc levels, and zinc supplementation to reduce the incidence of febrile seizure should be investigated.

Key Words: zinc • febrile seizure


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