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Febrile Seizures – Can Vitamin C Act as Prophylactic Agent? [PDF]
National Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2017 Introduction: Febrile convulsions are defined as seizures in children between 6 months to 5 years of age, accompanied with fever, but without evidence of underlying CNS infection. The incidence is about 2-5% in the population.
Iyshwarya Udaya Kumar, Aruna Kumari
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Jurnal Kedokteran Diponegoro, 2021 Background: Febrile seizures are seizures associated with fever during childhood that most often occurs in children ages six months-five years, with a peak incidence of 18 months Although febrile seizures generally have a good prognosis, they can signal ...
Dimas Tri Anantyo +3 more
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Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2022 Background: Febrile seizure occurs in 2–5% of neurologically healthy infants and children. The recurrence of febrile seizures is 30% after single episode, 50% after 2 or more episodes, and 50% when febrile seizures occur in infants.
Mohammad Neyazuddin , Rajendra Nistane
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Serum Sodium Levels Predict the Recurrence of Febrile Seizure within 24 Hours
Journal of Health Science and Medical Research (JHSMR), 2019 Objective: Febrile seizure is a common disorder in children that occurs in 2.5% of children 6-60 months of age. The study was conducted to ascertain the role of serum sodium as a predictor of seizure recurrence within the same febrile illness.
Jatuporn Duangpetsang
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Genetic epilepsy with febrile seizures plus – an overview [PDF]
Romanian Journal of Neurology, 2021 Genetic epilepsy with febrile seizures plus (GEFS+) is characterized by a group of genetic epilepsies associated predominately with an autosomal dominant pattern, but also with de novo and autosomal-recessive inheritance, these last two found in a small ...
Madalina Radu +3 more
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Five Years Study of Recurrent Febrile Seizure Risk Factors
Althea Medical Journal, 2017 Background: Nearly one-third of febrile seizure patients suffered recurrent febrile seizures. Several risk factors contribute to this recurrence, namely young age, family history of febrile seizures, low body temperature and rapid duration of fever ...
Ausi Indriani +2 more
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A Study of clinical and laboratory profile of children presenting with febrile seizures in a teaching hospital [PDF]
Perspectives In Medical Research, 2020 Background: Febrile seizures are the most common cause of convulsions in children. Although most febrile seizures are benign, the child must be evaluated immediately to reduce parental anxiety, to identify the cause of fever and preventable risk ...
P Venkateshwar
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Genetic epilepsy with febrile seizures plus (GEFS+)
Эпилепсия и пароксизмальные состояния, 2020 Febrile seizures (FS) occur in about 2–3% of children aged 3 months to 5 years. Atypical febrile seizures are those with a focal component. Each subsequent febrile attack increases the risk of transformation into epilepsy. After the third febrile seizure,
A. A. Sharkov
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Drugs in Context, 2018 Background: Febrile seizures are the most common neurologic disorder in childhood. Physicians should be familiar with the proper evaluation and management of this common condition.
Alexander KC Leung +2 more
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BMJ, 1980 Approximately 2 to 5 per cent of all children experience seizures in associa tion with their febrile illness. In a vast majority of instances, these seizures are of benign nature without any long-term adverse implications. A small per centage of these children develop recurrent febrile seizures and a still smaller percentage develop epilepsy.
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