Early predictors of status epilepticus-associated mortality and morbidity in children.

Background: Early predictors of status epilepticus (SE)-associated mortality and morbidity have not been systematically studied in children, considerably impeding the identification of patients at risk.

Objectives: To determine reliable early predictors of SE-associated mortality and morbidity and identify the etiology of SE-associated sequelae in Japanese children.

Methods: We conducted a prospective multicenter study of clinical findings and initial laboratory data acquired at SE onset, and assessed outcomes at the last follow-up examination.

Incidence of pediatric IgA nephropathy.

Immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy progresses without apparent signs. The only available means of knowing the precise incidence of this disease in children is to analyze data from the school urinary screening system. Students between 6 and 15 years old with IgA nephropathy detected by school urinary screening from 1983 to 1999 in Yonago City, Japan, were examined.