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The duration of febrile seizures and peripheral leukocytosis
M van Stuijvenberg1, H A Moll, E W Steyerberg
1Department of Pediatrics, Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
The Journal of Pediatrics
|October 27, 1998
Abstract:
In 203 consecutive children with febrile seizures, no clear association (odds ratio = 1.0 [95% CI, 0.9-1.1], P = .59) was found between seizure duration and blood leukocytosis (> or = 15.0 x 10(9) cells/L). Increased leukocyte counts may be misinterpreted because of seizure duration. In children with febrile seizures, leukocyte counts should be used to evaluate the underlying cause of fever.