Profile of Febrile Seizures in Pediatric Patients at Dr. Adnaan WD Payakumbuh Hospital 2019
Background: Febrile seizures are seizures between the ages of 6 and 60 months with a temperature of 38℃ or higher that are not the result of central nervous system infection or any metabolic imbalance and that occur in the absence of a history of prior afebrile seizures. Purpose: Know the profile of...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universitas Andalas
2022-01-01
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| Series: | Majalah Kedokteran Andalas |
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| Online Access: | https://jurnalmka.fk.unand.ac.id/index.php/art/article/view/930 |
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| Summary: | Background: Febrile seizures are seizures between the ages of 6 and 60 months with a temperature of 38℃ or higher that are not the result of central nervous system infection or any metabolic imbalance and that occur in the absence of a history of prior afebrile seizures. Purpose: Know the profile of fever seizures of pediatric patients at Dr.Adnaan WD Payakumbuh Hospital in 2019. Method: This research is retrospective descriptive with a cross-sectional approach. The sample is all pediatric patients who had seizures in 2019 with 91 samples. Data were analyzed univariately and presented in frequency distribution and percentage. Result: Based on the study results, in children who have seizures fever, most are men, with the age of 12 months. Most febrile seizures occurred at a temperature of 39.1℃. The average blood leukocyte level of a child with a fever seizure is 13,997.80 mm³. Conclusion: The most age is 12 months, the most sex is male, the average body temperature of children who have febrile seizures is 39.1 °C, and the intermediate blood leukocyte level of children who have febrile seizures is 13,886.60 mm³. |
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| ISSN: | 0126-2092 2442-5230 |