Iron deficiency anaemia and febrile convulsions: case-control study in children under 2 years: Table 1

Febrile convulsions are the most common type of seizure and occur in 2-4% of all children.1 A family history of convulsions; maternal smoking; and alcohol consumption during pregnancy have been associated with febrile seizures,2 3 but the risk factors remain largely unknown. Iron is involved in the metabolism of several neurotransmitters, and monoamine and aldehyde oxidase are reduced in iron deficiency anaemia4, which is common during the second and the third year of life and has been associated with behavioural and development disturbances.5 Thus we investigated the association between iron deficiency anaemia and febrile seizures by a case-control study. All 156 children …