Association between iron-deficiency anemia and febrile convulsion in children

• Main Authors: Sarah M.H Rashwan (Author), Yasser Abd El-Rahman Ahmed (Author), Ahmed K Ibrahim (Author), Ismail Abd El-Razek Kasem (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and aim Previous studies reported that iron-deficiency could be a risk factor for febrile seizure (FS), as the latter is more common in children younger than 2 years, and iron-deficiency anemia is also common in children of the same age. Yet, the relationship between iron deficiency and F...