Prevalencia de crisis convulsivas febriles simples en la población pediátrica de 6 meses a 5 años de edad en el área de emergencia del Hospital del niño Dr. Francisco Icaza Bustamante durante el año 2022-2023.

Abstract

Introduction: Febrile seizures are a common childhood phenomenon characterized by seizures occurring during febrile episodes in children aged 6 months to 5 years. It has been considered to affect between 2-5% worldwide. The National Institute of Health defines it as “a phenomenon of infancy or childhood, usually occurring during this period of time, related to fever, but with no evidence of intracranial infection or identifiable cause, excluding seizures with fever in children who have previously experienced an afebrile seizure”, thus presenting itself as a common problem in pediatric neurological practice. Objective: To analyze the prevalence of simple febrile convulsive seizures in the pediatric population from 6 months to 5 years of age in the emergency area of the Children's Hospital, Dr. Francisco de Icaza Bustamante during the year 2022-2023. Methodology: Descriptive, retrospective, observational and cross- sectional study. The target population was children aged 6 months to 5 years who had a simple febrile convulsive seizure and received care in the emergency area Results: Out of 179,975 patients corresponding to the total pediatric population from 6 months to 5 years of age attended in the emergency area, 280 patients were identified who presented simple febrile convulsions, the total prevalence between 2022 and 2023 was 0.15%. Conclusions: The prevalence of simple febrile convulsive seizures in the population studied is significant, which indicates a high incidence of admission to the emergency area at the Children's Hospital, Dr. Francisco de Icaza Bustamante. The most affected sex was male. A variation in prevalence according to place of residence was observed.