In the past, febrile seizures were considered to be a sign of epilepsy, a disorder
characterised by recurrent unprovoked seizures. Currently, febrile seizures are considered …

Background: Febrile seizures affect 2 to 4% of children, and 2 to 10% develop subsequent
unprovoked seizures. Secondary analyses of two large cohorts identified …

A family history of seizures, preexisting brain damage, or birth complications may modify the
long-term risk of epilepsy after febrile seizures. The authors evaluated the association …

Publisher Summary The increased risk for later unprovoked seizures is substantially greater
among children with neurologic abnormalities present from birth than among children …

We examined the relationship between clinical characteristics and EEG classification in all
children with febrile seizures examined at the University Pediatric Clinic, Skopje, Yugoslavia …

The rate of recurrence of febrile seizures and the factors predictive of a recurrence were
prospectively examined in a cohort of 98 Saudi children who presented consecutively with …

Objective: To identify characteristics in children with epilepsy that differ between those who
did versus did not have a history of preceding febrile seizures. Background: Febrile seizures …

Febrile seizures are common in the first five years of life, and many factors that increase
seizure risk have been identified. Initial evaluation should determine whether features of a …

Publisher Summary Nearly every article or text written about febrile seizures contains a
statement about febrile seizures being the most common type of seizure in childhood …

The risk of recurrence after an initial febrile seizure was 25% in a population-based cohort of
639 children followed from their first febrile seizure. Prognostic factors were an increasing …