Association of Meningitis among Children with First Attack of Fever and Seizure without Clinical Manifestations of Meningitis

Authors

  • Arshad Sohail
  • Chetan Das
  • Jai Parkash
  • Priya Hotwani

Keywords:

Meningitis, fever, seizure, Clinical menifistations

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To determine the association of meningitis among children 1-18 months of age with first attack of fever and seizure but examination finding of meningitis are absent.
METHODOLOGY: This Descriptive (cross sectional) Study with Consecutive non-probability sampling technique was carried out at Pediatric Department, Ayub Teaching Hospital Abbottabad from 2 August 2014 to 3rd February 2015. A total of 165 children with fever and seizure but examination findings of meningitis were absent included in this study.
RESULTS: This study reveals that 35% children were in age range 1-6 months; 40% children were in age range 7-12 months and 25% children were in age range 13-18 months. Average age was 8  months with standard deviation ±1.26. Sixty percent children were male while 40% children were female. The status of meningitis was analyzed as the frequency of meningitis in children with fever and seizure without symptoms of meningitis was 3%.
CONCLUSION: In this study, we saw the association of meningitis amongst children with fever and seizure without signs of meningitis were 3% which showed that meningitis may present with fever and seizures in the non-appearance of symptoms of meningitis which leads to the significances of missing solitary case of meningitis is dreadful and the early detection may avert sinister consequences.

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Published

02-04-2019

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Sohail A, Das C, Parkash J, Hotwani P. Association of Meningitis among Children with First Attack of Fever and Seizure without Clinical Manifestations of Meningitis. J Liaq Uni Med Health Sci [Internet]. 2019 Apr. 2 [cited 2024 Nov. 22];17(04):241-4. Available from: http://ojs.lumhs.edu.pk/index.php/jlumhs/article/view/36

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 04 (2018): Journal Of Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences

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