Seizures, Febrile
Seizures that occur during a febrile episode. It is a common condition, affecting 2-5% of children aged 3 months to five years. An autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance has been identified in some families. The majority are simple febrile seizures (generally defined as generalized onset, single seizures with a duration of less than 30 minutes). Complex febrile seizures are characterized by focal onset, duration greater than 30 minutes, and/or more than one seizure in a 24 hour period. The likelihood of developing epilepsy (i.e., a nonfebrile seizure disorder) following simple febrile seizures is low. Complex febrile seizures are associated with a moderately increased incidence of epilepsy. (From Menkes, Textbook of Child Neurology, 5th ed, p784)
Year introduced: 2000(1977)
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Tree Number(s): C10.597.742.571, C23.888.592.742.571
MeSH Unique ID: D003294
Entry Terms:
- Febrile Seizure
- Seizure, Febrile
- Febrile Seizures
- Pyrexial Seizure
- Pyrexial Seizures
- Seizure, Pyrexial
- Seizures, Pyrexial
- Febrile Convulsion Seizure
- Febrile Convulsion Seizures
- Seizure, Febrile Convulsion
- Seizures, Febrile Convulsion
- Febrile Fit
- Febrile Fits
- Fit, Febrile
- Fits, Febrile
- Fever Convulsion
- Convulsion, Fever
- Convulsions, Fever
- Fever Convulsions
- Fever Seizure
- Fever Seizures
- Seizure, Fever
- Seizures, Fever
- Convulsions, Febrile
- Convulsion, Febrile
- Febrile Convulsion
- Febrile Convulsions
- Pyrexial Convulsion
- Convulsion, Pyrexial
- Convulsions, Pyrexial
- Pyrexial Convulsions
- Seizure, Febrile, Complex
- Seizure, Febrile, Simple
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