Tekrarlayan febril konvulziyonlu çoçuklarda serum selenyum düzeylerinin değerlendirilmesi

Girifl: Febril konvülziyon (FK), altı ay beş yaş arası çocuklarda merkezi sinir sistemi (MSS) enfeksiyonu, elektrolit dengesizliği, MSSni doğrudan etkileyen hastalıklar ve afebril konvülziyon öyküsü olmaksızın nörolojik olarak sağlıklı çocuklarda görülen ateşle birlikte ortaya çıkan konvülziyonlar olarak tanımlanmıştır. Çalışmamızda tekrarlayan FK geçiren hastalardaki serum selenyum düzeylerini belirleyerek, tekrarlayan FK ile ilişkisini tespit etmeyi amaçladık. Gereç ve Yöntem: Tekrarlayan febril konvülziyon tanısı konan 61 çocuk olgu çalışmaya alındı. Aynı tarihler arasında pediatri polikliniğine rutin takip için başvuran ateş ve konvülziyon öyküsü olmayan 54 sağlıklı çocuk kontrol gurubu olarak seçildi. Çalışma ve kontrol grubundaki hastaların serumlarında atomik absorbsiyon spektrometri cihazında hidrür oluşturma yöntemi ile serum selenyum düzeyleri ölçüldü. Bulgular: Tekrarlayan FK olgularında ortalama serum selenyum düzeyi 67,10±8,87 μg/L, kontrol grubunda 81,99±13,13 μg/L olarak saptandı. Serum selenyum düzeyinin tekrarlayan FK olgularında kontrol olgularına göre daha düşük olması istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bulundu (p

Evaluation of serum selenium levels in children with recurrent febril convulsions

Introduction: The febrile convulsion (FC) occurs in neurologically normal children aged between six months and five years and it is defined as convulsions occurred during fever and in the absence of central nervous system (CNS) infection, electrolyte imbalance, diseases affecting directly CNS, and history of afebrile convulsion. The aims of this study were to determine the serum levels of selenium in patients with recurrent FC and to compare them with those of healthy children. Materials and Methods: The study included 61 pediatric patients diagnosed with recurrent FC. At the same session, 54 healthy children who admitted to our pediatric clinic for routine controls without history of fever and convulsion, are assigned as control group. The serum level of selenium was measured by atomic absorption spectrometric method (hydride technique). Results: Mean level of selenium was determined as 67.10±8.87 μg/L in patients and 81.99±13.13 μg/L in control group; the difference was statistically significant (p

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