Febrile Seizures among Children Admitted to the Department of Paediatrics of a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study.

Introduction: Febrile seizure is the most common convulsive event in children younger than 60 months. Fever plays an important role in causing disturbances in fluid and electrolyte balance, also hyponatremia has been thought to enhance the susceptibility to seizures. The objective of this study is to find out the prevalence of febrile seizures among children admitted to the Department of Paediatrics of a tertiary care centre.

Clinical profile, complications and outcome of scrub typhus in children: A hospital based observational study in central Nepal.

Background: Scrub typhus, an important cause of unexplained fever, is grossly neglected and often misdiagnosed in low and middle income countries like Nepal. The main aim of this study was to report on the clinical profile and complications of scrub typhus and its outcome in Nepalese children.

Methods: A prospective observational study was carried out in children aged 1-16 years, admitted to a tertiary care hospital of central Nepal in between July 2016- Aug 2017.