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Table 3 Comparison of clinical and laboratory parameters according to the number of seizures

From: Norovirus in benign convulsions with mild gastroenteritis

 

Number of seizures

P-value

<5

≥5

Number of patients

20 (68.97 %)

9 (31.03 %)

 

Age (months)

17.70 ± 4.79

21.33 ± 5.92

0.93

Latency to seizure onset (hours)

45.20 ± 18.13

40.11 ± 20.55

0.63

Hospital days

3.40 ± 1.70

5.56 ± 4.96

0.19

Laboratory value

 Leukocytes (/uL)

7944.50 ± 2631.63

8655.56 ± 3153.61

0.76

 CRP (mg/L)

9.18 ± 12.99

18.64 ± 29.51

0.75

 pH

7.34 ± .063

7.37 ± .09

0.46

 Base deficit

7.67 ± 3.47

5.04 ± 6.14

0.49

 Uric acid (mg/dL)

9.27 ± 1.95

8.18 ± 2.04

0.30

 BUN (mg/dL)

14.35 ± 4.49

11.40 ± 3.83

0.07

 Creatine (mg/dL)

0.26 ± 0.05

0.24 ± 0.03

0.26

 Na (mmol/L)

134.95 ± 2.26

134.78 ± 1.40

0.53

 K (mmol/L)

4.31 ± 0.46

4.478 ± 0.3232

0.42

  1. Values are the mean ± SD unless otherwise indicated; CRP C-reactive protein