Journal of Health & Medical Informatics

Safdarjung Hospital, India

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• Extended Abstract   
  Prevalence of meningitis in the first episode of febrile seizure in children aged between sixto 18 months
  Author(s): Chirag Saluja Safdarjung and Ajay Kumar
  
  Background: Febrile seizures (FS) are the most common type of childhood seizures, affecting 2–5% of children older than 1 month and most commonly from 6 months–5 years old. It is a major cause of paediatric admissions worldwide. In India, AAP 2010 guidelines are followed for performing Lumbar Puncture (LP) in first episode of febrile seizure despite India having wide difference in the epidemiology of meningitis and immunisation coverage as compared to USA. This study has been done to find out whether AAP guidelines are applicable in India also or there is a need for our own gu.. Read More»
  

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