What is the incidence of COVID-19-associated febrile seizures in children? JCM_MDPI COVID19 coronavirus covid febrileseizure seizures pediatrics
By Pooja Toshniwal PahariaFeb 2 2023Reviewed by Danielle Ellis, B.Sc. In a recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine, researchers investigated the incidence of febrile seizures among severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 -positive children.
The study included children aged below five years with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infections residing in the Jeonbuk province of Korea between January 2020 and June 2022. Data were provided by the ministry of security and public administration. In addition, data were obtained on SARS-CoV-2-positive children who developed FS from five hospitals that provided treatment for FS treatment.
Results Out of 62,722 children residing in Jeonbuk who were aged below five years, 53% were infected with SARS-CoV-2, of which 1.0% children required hospital admission, and 0.2% developed febrile seizures. Among children with FS, 44 were male , and 20 were female . The mean age of the participants developing febrile seizures was 37 months.
Most of the FS children did not require ASM post-hospital admission; however, 11% of FS patients needed primary ASM, including intravenous lorazepam administration. Of the seven children, two needed secondary ASM, including intravenous 20.0 mg per kg fosphenytoin administration, and one child needed continuous intravenous midazolam infusions.
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