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Original Article
Selenium and leptin levels in febrile seizure: a case-control study in children
Abolfazl Khoshdel, Neda Parvin, Maedeh Abbasi
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2013;56(2):80-85.   Published online February 25, 2013
Purpose

Febrile seizures (FS) are seizures that occur between the age of 6 and 60 months, but its pathophysiology still is not fully understood. There is limited information about the correlation between levels of selenium and leptin with FS. This study aimed to determine the relationship between serum levels of selenium and leptin in children with FS.

Methods

This case-control study was conducted...

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