Procalcitonin, Calcium, and Magnesium in Patients with Febrile Seizure during One-Hour Attack.
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2015
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Aims: Procalcitonin (PCT) is a marker used as an indicator of severe bacterial infection, which
causes febrile seizure (FS). In this study, the level of PCT in patients with FS during the first hour
of attack was investigated. Furthermore, the correlation between PCT and serum Ca and Mg was
determined.
Methodology: Sixty children (26 male and 34 female) with hyperthermia-induced seizures
participated in the study. Blood sampling was performed when seizure attack elapsed (within the
first hour of the attack). Patients were classified according to sex, Ca level, C-reactive protein
(CRP, positive >6 mg/L), and PCT level (high PCT>0.5ng/mL). Thirty healthy children were
selected as the control group.
Results: PCT level increased in patients compared with that of the control group. Patients with
normal or hyperPCT showed no correlation between PCT level with the total and ionized Ca and Mg. The PCT level between the hypocalcaemic and normocalcaemic groups was not significantly
different. The PCT level significantly increased (p<0.05) in the group with higher CRP compared
with that of the normal CRP group. During the first hour of FS attack, PCT increased with the
increase in CRP and no correlation was observed between PCT and the total and ionized serum
Ca and Mg levels.
Conclusion: PCT increased and was correlated with CRP in patients with FS during the first hour
of attack. The results indicated that PCT elevation is due to the infection and has no evident effect
on Ca metabolism in the patients. It can be concluded that the increase in PCT may be due to the
FS as a leading cause rather than the bacterial infection.
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Al-Hakeim Hussein Kadhem, Al-Hillawi Zainab Muhammed, Al-Kindi Mahmood Aziz. Procalcitonin, Calcium, and Magnesium in Patients with Febrile Seizure during One-Hour Attack. British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research. 2015; 6(6): 617-624.