Investigating the Relationship of Age and Gender with the Prevalence of Seizure Types in Children with COVID-19: An Analytical Cross-Sectional Study in Firouzabadi Hospital
Iranian Journal of Child Neurology,
Vol. 19 No. 2 (2025),
11 March 2025
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Page 109-111
https://doi.org/10.22037/ijcn.v18i4.43612
Abstract
Objectives
One of the clinical presentations of COVID-19 infection in children is seizure. Furthermore, based on other studies during the epidemy of the Omicron variant in Iran and other parts of the world, the incidence of seizure in children increased. Moreover, the distribution of different seizure types remains to be discovered due to the newness of the Omicron variant epidemic and the lack of studies in this field. Understanding the connections between demographic factors and different seizure types is crucial, as managing this disorder varies based on the type of seizure and the individual characteristics of each patient. This study aims to investigate the relationship between age and gender with the type of seizures in children under 18 years of age with the Omicron type of COVID-19.
Materials & Methods
In this this analytical cross-sectional study included 45 children diagnosed with COVID-19 and having seizures. The required information, including demographic characteristics and clinical findings of seizures, was recorded in them.
Results
No statistically significant relationship was observed between demographic characteristics and the type of seizures.
Conclusion
Although this study contains significant clinical results, more studies are needed to clarify this issue due to its limitations.
- seizure
- status epilepticus
- COVID-19
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