09 January 2024>: Clinical Research
Impact of Respiratory Viruses and SARS-CoV-2 on Febrile Seizures in Saudi Children: Insights into Etiologies, Gender, and Familial Associations
Saleh Fahad AlFulayyih ACDEF , Sarah Saleh Al Baridi ABEFG , Sara Amer Alomar BFG , Ahmed Nawfal Alshammari BFG , Mohammed Shahab Uddin ACDEF*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.942478
Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e942478
Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study participants (N=71).Demographic, clinical, and virological characteristics of 71 children aged 6 months to 5 years who were diagnosed with febrile seizures between 2017 and 2021 at a single center in Saudi Arabia.
Variable | Category | Result |
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N | Total N=71 | |
Age (median, IQR) | 19.0 [12.0, 36.0] | |
Sex (n,%) | Male | 32 (45.1) |
Female | 39 (54.9) | |
Duration of fever (days; median, IQR) | 2.0 [1.0, 4.0] | |
Temperature on admission (°C; median, IQR) | 37.9 [37.3, 38.9] | |
Maximum temperature (°C; median, IQR) | 39.1 [38.9, 39.4] | |
Family history of seizure (%) | Yes | 25 (35.2) |
No | 46 (64.8) | |
Length of hospital stay (days; median, IQR) | 3.0 [2.0, 4.0] | |
Virus (%) | H. rhinovirus/enterovirus | 17 (23.9) |
Influenza A or B | 19 (26.8) | |
Adenovirus | 13 (18.3) | |
Parainfluenza | 6 (8.5) | |
RSV | 6 (8.5) | |
Others | 10 (14.1) | |
SARSCov2 (%) | Yes | 10 (14.1) |
No | 61 (85.9) | |
Co-infection (%) | Yes | 20 (28.2) |
No | 51 (71.8) | |
Lumber puncture (%) | Yes | 17 (23.9) |
No | 54 (76.1) | |
Seizure type (%) | Simple seizure | 49 (69.0) |
Complex seizure | 22 (31.0) | |
IQR – interquartile range; RSV – respiratory syncytial virus. |