Febrile convulsions in children aged 0 to 14-years consulting to hospital de San José and hospital Infantil Universitario de San José, Bogotá DC. Convulsión febril en niños de 0 a 14 años de edad hospitales de San José e Infantil Universitario de San José, Bogotá D.C.

Abstract

A febrile convulsion is a common medical problem affecting children worldwide for it is associated to a great number of febrile conditions in which a convulsion may be precipitated. A common cold with temperature that  rises over 38°C may be enough to provoke a seizure. We consider it essential to gain further knowledge on this  topic, thus, we intended to explore and report. Objegtive: to describe the clinical and socio-demographic features of patients presenting a febrile convulsion. Methodology: descriptive study. Children who consulted to Hospital San José (HSJ) and Hospital Infantil Universitario de San José (HIUSJ) between August 2007 and August 2009, including those who had presented their first febrile convulsion. Excluding those with diagnosed epilepsy receiving anticonvulsant therapy, those who presented afebrile convulsions and those in which seizure was not described in clinical record. Results: of 4a8 cases (213 HSJ + 255 HIUSJ) 147 were aged 0 to 14 years, 80.3% (118/147) presented tonic-clonic seizures. 53.4% were girls, 48.3% were simple convulsions, 80.5% had no postictal period, 43.2% had no comorbidities and when present were usually related to respiratory infections (23.7%). Conglusions: clinical and socio-demographic features were identified by a clinical record, data tabulation and  result comparison review.