Faktor Risiko Kejang Demam Berulang pada Anak

Risk factors of recurrent febrile seizures in childrenBackground: Febrile seizures (FS) are the most common seizure disorder in childhood. Recurrent febrile seizures (RFS) occur in one third of children who experience a first FS. About nine percent had three or more recurrence. Little is known about predictors of recurrence. The aim of this study is to determine the incidence and the risk factors of RFS in children with FS at Dr. Soetomo Hospital Surabaya.Method: This is a cohort prospective study. Data was taken from all children with first FS aged 6 month-old to 5 year-old who were admitted at pediatric ward Dr. Soetomo Hospital from August 2009 to November 2010. They were observed for one year period to ascertain wether FS recurred. Logistic regression statistic was used to analyze those variables including sex, age, body temperature during the fever episode, family history of seizures, diagnosis at the first onset, maternal illness, abnormal delivery and recurrence ofFS.Results: Recurrent FS occured in 65% of the 100 children at one year observation, and 26% of them had further attack. Male to female ratio was 2:1. Thirty-one (77.5%) of subjects were less than 12 months-old. Body temperature ≤38.5OC (OR=5.50, 95%CI, p=0.019) and complex FS (OR 5.03, 95%CI, p=0.025) were related to increase risk of reccurence.Conclusions: The risk of RFS increased with body temperature ≤38.5OC and diagnosed as complex FS at the first FS