BACKGROUND Febrile seizure is the most common type of seizure that affects children under 5 years of age. Micronutrient deficienc ies like zinc deficiency, have been linked with febrile seizures in children. We wanted to determine the correlation between zinc deficiency and febrile seizures in children aged between 6 months and 6 years of age. METHODS This case control study was held in a tertiary care centre in 2013. 75 children aged 6 months to 60 months with first/recurrent episode of febrile seizures constituted the cases. Age and sex matched controls with non-seizure febrile illness were taken as controls. Zinc levels in both groups were compared. RESULTS Mean serum zinc levels among the febrile seizure group [54.53 mcg/dl] was much lesser than that in control group [89.88 mcg/dl] and the difference was statistically significant with p value of <0.05. CONCLUSION Hypozincaemia was observed in children with febrile seizures. However large prospective trials are needed to confirm the association.
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