Febrile Convulsion among Hospitalized Children Aged Six Months to Five Years and Its Association With Haemoglobin Electrophoretic Pattern | Zendy

Man Adeboye | Zendy; A Ojuawo | Zendy; Ade Fatai Adeniyi | Zendy; Rasheedat Mobolaji Ibraheem | Zendy; C Amiwero | Zendy

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Febrile Convulsion among Hospitalized Children Aged Six Months to Five Years and Its Association With Haemoglobin Electrophoretic Pattern

Author(s) -

Man Adeboye,

A Ojuawo,

Ade Fatai Adeniyi,

Rasheedat Mobolaji Ibraheem,

C Amiwero

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

ethiopian journal of health sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.479

H-Index - 20

eISSN - 2413-7170

pISSN - 1029-1857

DOI - 10.4314/ejhs.v25i3.8

Subject(s) - convulsion , medicine , pediatrics , febrile convulsions , association (psychology) , epilepsy , psychiatry , psychology , psychotherapist

Febrile convulsion and sickle cell disease are common in tropical countries and both are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Worldwide, Nigeria has the highest prevalence of sickle cell disease. However, there is a dearth of knowledge on the haemoglobin electrophoresis in patients with febrile convulsions.

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