Evaluation of Interleukin 1β in Febrile Convulsion

Febrile convulsion (FC) is the most common type of seizure in childhood that occurs in 2-5 % of the children younger than 6 years. Interleukin 1β (IL-1β) is a cytokine that contributes to febrile inflammatory responses. There are conflicting results on increasing this cytokine in serum during FC. T...

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Main Authors: Fatemeh Behmanesh, Farah Ashrafzadeh, Abdoreza Varasteh, Abdoreza Shakeri, Shabnam Shahsavand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2012-12-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
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Online Access:https://ijaai.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijaai/article/view/543