Role of CSF analysis in the first episode of febrile seizure– A descriptive study.

Dr.Milind Suryawanshi; Dr.Sagar Sonawane; Dr. Pranay Gandhi

Volume : IV, Issue : VI, June - 2015

Role of CSF analysis in the first episode of febrile seizure– A descriptive study.

Dr. Milind Suryawanshi, Dr. Sagar Sonawane, Dr. Pranay Gandhi

Abstract :

OBJECTIVE–To find out the role of CSF analysis to rule out the meningitis and therefore to determine whether LP is necessary in children in the first episode of feile seizure.MATERIAL AND METHODS–This study was carried out in the patients attending paediatric department of our hospital a tertiary care medical college,Nashik,india from Jul 2011 to Oct 2013. A total of 55 patients were studied.RESULTS–In a present study Simple feile seizures were present in 34 (61.82%) children, complex feile seizure in 4 (7.27%), meningitis in 17 (30.91%).Meningitis was present in 9 (42.86%) children in the age group of 6–12 months (0.042, S,p<0.05), the p–value was Significant in this age group. CONCLUSION– it was found that meningitis is a common presentation in the pediatric emergency department in children who come with apparent feile seizure.