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Risk factors for recurrent seizures in children with febrile seizures [PDF]

open access: yes
Background: Febrile seizure is defined as a seizure occurring in children aged 6–60 months with fever ≥38°C without intracranial infection. It is most common in children under three years, with a global prevalence of 2–5% and up to 12% in Asia.
Pinilih, Astri   +3 more
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Histamine H1 antagonists and clinical characteristics of febrile seizures

open access: yes, 2012
Mohammed A ZolalyDepartment of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaBackground: The purpose of this study was to determine whether seizure susceptibility due to antihistamines is provoked in ...
Zolaly MA
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Diagnostic evaluation of children presenting with febrile seizures

open access: yes, 2014
OBJECTIVE: Febrile seizures are recognised as the most common seizure type affecting 3–4% of all children. Many affected children have recurrent febrile seizures but the risk of subsequent epilepsy is considered to be small.
Spyridou, C   +6 more
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Outcome of Late Febrile Seizures

open access: yes, 1999
The clinical and EEG features, the occurrence of subsequent seizures, and the neurologic outcome in 50 children who had febrile seizures (FS) after 5 years of age were studied at the University of British Columbia ...
J Gordon Millichap
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Lack of Correlation between Plasma Neuropeptide Y and Typical and Atypical Febrile Seizures

open access: yesActa Medica Iranica, 2013
It is known that neuropeptide Y which is widely distributed throughout the central nervous system is able to prevent seizures in animals. There are limited studies about the role of neuropeptide Y in febrile seizures. This study was conducted to evaluate
Hamid Reza Sarokhani   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

The association between serum ferritin and febrile seizure in children

open access: yesAsian Journal of Medical Sciences
Background: Between the ages of 6 and 60 months, febrile seizures can happen when a child’s temperature is 38°C or higher, there is no infection in the central nervous system, and there is no metabolic imbalance.
Shabarna Roy   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Febrile seizures in a South Indian district: Incidence and associations

open access: yes, 1997
One thousand four hundred and three children participated in a home-based survey of psychiatric disorders in 8- to 12-year-old children in Calicut District, Kerala, India.
Hackett, L., Bhakta, P., Hackett, R.
core   +1 more source

Development and validation of a nomogram for the estimation of the prognosis of patients presenting with a febrile seizure

open access: yesBMC Pediatrics
Background Febrile seizures constitute a prevalent emergency in early childhood. Previous studies indicated that certain febrile seizures in children may progress to epilepsy, exerting a substantial impact on children's health and developmental ...
Qingran Wang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bacteremia and Febrile Seizures

open access: yes, 1988
The frequency of occult bacteremia among children treated as outpatients for simple febrile seizures has been investigated in the Dept of Pediatrics, Univ of Maryland School of Medicine and St.
J Gordon Millichap
core   +1 more source

“Systematic review of HHV-6 and febrile seizures: Should the ER include it in the viral panel?”

open access: yesJournal of Clinical Virology Plus
Background: Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6), particularly subtype B, is a common viral infection in childhood and the cause of roseola infantum. Beyond its dermatologic effects, HHV-6B is an important yet often underrecognized contributor to febrile seizures
Shaina Gagadam, Valerie Foy
doaj   +1 more source

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