Postictal Serum Prolactin Levels and Peripheral Leukocytosis in Afebrile and Febrile Convulsions in Children

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dc.contributor.authorKara, Semra
dc.contributor.authorIcagasioglu, Dilara
dc.contributor.authorBuyukkayhan, Derya
dc.contributor.authorPinar, Rukiye
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-26T18:03:45Z
dc.date.available2024-10-26T18:03:45Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.departmentSivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractObjectives: We determined serum prolactin levels after febrile and afebrile convulsions, and the effect of afebrile convulsions on serum prolactin levels and peripheral white blood cell count was assessed for the differential diagnosis of epileptic and pseudoepileptic seizures. Patients and Methods: Serum prolactin levels and white blood cell count were measured in 19 patients with afebrile convulsions (12 boys, 7 girls; mean age 73.3 months; range 2 months to 13 years) and in 32 patients with febrile convulsions (22 boys, 10 girls; mean age 30.5 months; range 9 months to 5.5 years). Postictal measurements were made at a mean period of 2.9 +/- 0.3 hours. The results were compared with those of two control groups including 30 afebrile (19 boys, 11 girls; mean age 60.4 months; range 3 months to 14 years) and 30 febrile (16 boys, 14 girls; mean age 32.6 months; range 4 months to 5.5 years) patients. Results: Postictal serum prolactin levels in patients with febrile and afebrile convulsions were significantly higher than those of the control groups (p<0.05). Compared to afebrile controls, afebrile convulsions were associated with significantly elevated peripheral white blood cell counts (p<0.05). Conclusion: Significant increases in postictal serum prolactin levels in both febrile and afebrile convulsions may be a useful marker for the differentiation of epileptic and pseudoepileptic seizures. Peripheral white blood cell count is also significantly elevated at a mean postictal period of 2.9 hours in afebrile convulsions.
dc.identifier.endpage69
dc.identifier.issn1300-7157
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.startpage63
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12418/28562
dc.identifier.volume11
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000422448100001
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.language.isotr
dc.publisherKare Publ
dc.relation.ispartofEpilepsi
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subjectChild
dc.subjectepilepsy/blood
dc.subjectleukocyte count
dc.subjectprolactin/blood
dc.subjectseizures
dc.subjectfebrile/blood
dc.titlePostictal Serum Prolactin Levels and Peripheral Leukocytosis in Afebrile and Febrile Convulsions in Children
dc.typeArticle

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