Evaluation of Selenium Levels and Mean Platelet Volume in Patients with Simple Febrile Convulsion

Mahmut  Abuhandan; Abdullah  Solmaz; Suleyman  Geter; Cemil  Kaya; Bulent  Guzel; Ilhan  Yetkin; Bulent  Koca

IJ Pediatrics

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Evaluation of Selenium Levels and Mean Platelet Volume in Patients with Simple Febrile Convulsion

Author(s):

Mahmut Abuhandan^1,*,

Abdullah Solmaz²,

Suleyman Geter³,

Cemil Kaya⁴,

Bulent Guzel⁵,

Ilhan Yetkin⁶,

Bulent Koca⁷

IJ Pediatrics:Vol. 24, issue 4; 401-405

Published online:Jul 02, 2014

Article type:Research Article

Received:Oct 21, 2013

Accepted:Jun 08, 2014

How to Cite:Mahmut AbuhandanAbdullah SolmazSuleyman GeterCemil KayaBulent GuzelIlhan YetkinBulent Kocaet al.Evaluation of Selenium Levels and Mean Platelet Volume in Patients with Simple Febrile Convulsion.Iran J Pediatr.24(4):401-405.

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Objective: This study aimed to evaluate serum selenium levels and mean platelet volume in children who experience simple febrile convulsion.Methods: The study comprised 42 patients diagnosed with simple febrile convulsions and a control group of 30 healthy children. Blood samples were taken following a febrile convulsion. Selenium levels in the serum of both the patients and control subjects were measured with the hydride formation method on an atomic absorption spectrometry device and mean platelet volume was evaluated.Findings: When the mean values of the febrile convulsion patients were compared with those of the control group, the mean selenium levels and thrombocyte count were found to be statistically significantly low (P=0.002, P=0.01 respectively) and the mean platelet volume values were statistically significantly high (P=0.002).Conclusion: While low serum selenium levels cause the onset of a febrile seizure in patients with simple febrile convulsion, it is thought that the increased mean platelet volume shows infection activity causing febrile convulsion.

Keywords

Febrile Convulsion

Selenium

Platelet: Mean Platelet Volume

Antioxidant

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