Do all children who present with a complex febrile seizure need a lumbar puncture?

R Guedj, H Chappuy, L Titomanlio, L De Pontual… - Annals of Emergency …, 2017 - Elsevier
… After a standardized analysis of these visits, we found 839 visits for a complex febrile seizure
(ie, 15.3% of the 5,463 visits for febrile seizure). The interrater agreement test for the 15% …

Complex febrile seizures, lumbar puncture, and central nervous system infections: a national perspective

J Lee, AM DeLaroche, AT Janke… - Academic …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
… the typical age range for febrile seizures. It was not possible to … of seizures or CNS infections26
such as previous seizure disorder, trauma, underlying illnesses associated with seizure, …

[HTML][HTML] Diagnostic value of lumbar puncture among infants and children presenting with fever and convulsions

AA Sadek, MA Mohamad, SH Ali, IAAA Hassan… - Electronic …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods Detailed clinical data of infants and children included in this study were collected
with special reference to the course and duration of the illness, description of the convulsions, …

Need for lumbar puncture in children younger than 12 months presenting with simple febrile seizure

YY Son, GH Kim, JH Byeon, SH Eun… - Pediatric emergency …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
… months of age with simple febrile seizure. The aims of this … lumbar puncture in children
younger than 60 months of age with febrile seizure and to reassess the need for lumbar puncture

Febrile seizures: A review

W Eilbert, C Chan - Journal of the American College of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
… children with a complex febrile seizure. Two guidelines … a lumbar puncture on children with
a complex febrile seizure only if … a lumbar puncture after complex febrile seizure only if the …

[PDF][PDF] A Critical Analysis of Lumbar Puncture in the Emergency Management of Febrile Seizures: A Cross-Sectional Study

EJ da Fonseca Lima - EC Paediatrics, 2018 - ecronicon.net
… with a febrile seizure, and lumbar puncture for cerebrospinal … Nevertheless, since it has been
shown that febrile seizure is … in pediatric patients presenting with febrile seizures remains a …

[HTML][HTML] The necessity of lumbar puncture in adult emergency patients with fever-associated seizures

D Mizu, Y Matsuoka, JY Huh, Y Kamitani… - The American Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
febrile seizures [3,4]; however, the necessity of LP in all adult patients with fever-associated
seizures … perform LP in adult patients with fever-associated seizures, the decision to perform …

Assessment of the necessity of routine lumber puncture among children with fever and convulsions

NM Osman, JPG Gai - Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences, 2019 - ajol.info
… investigation of doing lumbar puncture in patient with febrile convulsion is increasing …
lumbar puncture (LP) to diagnose meningitis in children who present with fever and convulsions

[PDF][PDF] Analysis of Parental refusal of Lumbar puncture in children with Febrile Convulsions.

A Anwar, IM Khan, SH Sherazi, N Yasmeen… - Isra Medical …, 2021 - imj.com.pk
… with first episode of febrile convulsion were included in this study. Children with afebrile
seizures, metabolic seizures and previous episodes of febrile seizures were excluded from the …

[HTML][HTML] Febrile seizures: risks, evaluation, and prognosis

DK Smith, KP Sadler, M Benedum - American family physician, 2019 - aafp.org
lumbar puncturefebrile seizure, because complex febrile seizures are more heterogeneous.
The neurologic examination is crucial when deciding whether to perform a lumbar puncture. …