Febrile Seizures and Febrile Seizure Syndromes: An Updated Overview of Old and Current Knowledge
Febrile seizures are the most common paroxysmal episode during childhood, affecting up to one in 10 children. They are a major cause of emergency facility visits and a source of family distress and anxiety.
Abdulhafeez M. Khair, Dalal Elmagrabi
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A Second Locus for Familial Generalized Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus Maps to Chromosome 2q21-q33 [PDF]
Stéphanie Baulac +7 more
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Status epilepticus: Updates on mechanisms and treatments
Abstract Status epilepticus (SE) consists of prolonged, self‐sustaining seizures and is a common neurological emergency that causes respiratory compromise and neuronal injury. Without prompt treatment, the seizures can become resistant to benzodiazepines, leading to the progressive evolution of established, refractory, and super‐refractory SE.
Suchitra Joshi, Jaideep Kapur
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Epileptogenesis after prolonged febrile seizures: mechanisms, biomarkers and therapeutic opportunities. [PDF]
Epidemiological and recent prospective analyses of long febrile seizures (FS) and febrile status epilepticus (FSE) support the idea that in some children, such seizures can provoke temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE).
Alheim +134 more
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Predictors of etiology and drug resistance in children with new‐onset focal seizures
Abstract Objective To examine the clinical features of new‐onset focal seizures in children and investigate clinical associations and predictors of underlying etiology and drug resistance. Methods Data were gathered from The Children's Hospital at Westmead admissions for patients aged 1 month to 18 years who presented with new‐onset focal seizures ...
Byoung Chan Lee +7 more
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Febrile Seizures: The COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond
Objective: Febrile seizures are common reasons for admission to paediatric emergency departments. There is evidence suggesting that the frequency, severity, and seasonal distribution of non-COVID infections have changed since the removal of measures ...
Betül Diler Durgut +2 more
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Increased Plasma Levels of Pro‐ and Anti‐inflammatory Cytokines in Patients with Febrile Seizures [PDF]
Miia Virta, Mikko Hurme, Merja Helminen
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Faktor Risiko Bangkitan Kejang Demam pada Anak [PDF]
Latar belakang: Kejang demam dapat mengakibatkan gangguan tingkah laku, penurunan nilai akademik dan sangat mengkhawatirkan orang tua anak. Bila faktor risiko diketahui lebih awal dapat dilakukan pencegahan sedini mungkin akan terjadinya bangkitan kejang
Fuadi, Fuadi
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Stiripentol use in Dravet syndrome patients in the USA: Results of a real‐world study
Abstract Objective Dravet syndrome (DS) is a severe developmental and epileptic encephalopathy with a high seizure burden and mortality risk. Stiripentol, one of the first DS‐specific therapies, received FDA approval in 2018 but its real‐world use and impact post‐approval in the USA remain insufficiently characterized.
Elaine Wirrell +11 more
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Lack of Correlation between Plasma Neuropeptide Y and Typical and Atypical Febrile Seizures
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
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