소아경련성질환에 대한 임상적 관찰

초록

A total of 342 cases with convulsive disorders, who admitted to the Korea University Woo Sok Hospital from January, 1968 to August, 1971 were studied. The most frequent age group of convulsion was from one to three years of age which comprise 26. 3% of total convulsive disorder cases. The main causes of convulsive disorder were acute febrile convulsion, 110 (32. 2%), and others were associated with tuberculous meningitis (14. 0%), purulent meni ngitis(10. 2%), epilepsy(8.8%), aseptic meningitis (6.4%), and tetanus (4.4%). The most frequent age group of acute febrile convulsion was from one and three years of age, and the major etiologic factor was acute pharyngotonsillitis (50.9%). The most frequent degree of body temperature was 38-40°C by axilla, and some evidence of genetic influence in children having febrile seizure was observed.