Birth characteristics and risk of febrile seizures

KJ Christensen, JW Dreier, L Skotte… - Acta Neurologica …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Febrile seizure is a common childhood disorder that affects 2–5% of all children,
and is associated with later development of epilepsy and psychiatric disorders. This study …

[HTML][HTML] Febrile seizures: Are they truly benign? Longitudinal analysis of risk factors and future risk of afebrile epileptic seizure based on the national sample cohort in …

YJ Choi, JY Jung, JH Kim, H Kwon, JW Park, YH Kwak… - Seizure, 2019 - Elsevier
Purpose We performed a large, population-based study to analyze the risk factors of the
febrile seizures and the subsequent afebrile epileptic seizures. Methods Relevant data from …

Seasonal Variation and Risk of Febrile Seizures: A Danish Nationwide Cohort Study

KJ Christensen, JW Dreier, L Skotte, B Feenstra… - …, 2022 - karger.com
Introduction: Onset of febrile seizures varies with calendar season. However, it has not
previously been assessed, how season of birth interacts with age and peak risk of febrile …

Evaluation of long-term risk of epilepsy, psychiatric disorders, and mortality among children with recurrent febrile seizures: a national cohort study in Denmark

JW Dreier, J Li, Y Sun, J Christensen - JAMA pediatrics, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Febrile seizures occur in 2% to 5% of children between the ages of 3 months
and 5 years. Many affected children experience recurrent febrile seizures. However, little is …

Frequent fever episodes and the risk of febrile seizures: the Generation R study

AM Visser, VWV Jaddoe, MMB Breteler… - European Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
AIM: To examine the association between the number of fever episodes and the risk of
febrile seizures. METHODS: This study was embedded in a population-based prospective …

Register-based studies on febrile seizures in Denmark

M Vestergaard, J Christensen - Brain and Development, 2009 - Elsevier
During a short period of brain development, one out of 25 children experience seizures
when exposed to fever. The risk and consequences of these febrile seizures remain …

[HTML][HTML] Trend of subsequent epilepsy in children with recurrent febrile seizures: A retrospective matched cohort study

JD Tsai, CH Mou, HY Chang, TC Li, HJ Tsai, CC Wei - Seizure, 2018 - Elsevier
Purpose Trends of epilepsy in children were correlated with febrile seizure (FS) in a
previous retrospective study. In the present study, the authors obtained relevant data from a …

Seizure prevalence in children aged up to 3 years: a longitudinal population-based cohort study in Japan

M Nishiyama, H Yamaguchi, Y Ishida, K Tomioka… - BMJ open, 2020 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To investigate the prevalence of seizures/febrile seizures in children up to 3 years
of age and examine the effects of gestational age at birth on the risk for febrile seizures …

Risk factors of epilepsy in children with complex febrile seizures: A retrospective cohort study

P Jongruk, N Wiwattanadittakul… - Pediatrics …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Febrile seizures are the most common seizures in children. Children with
complex febrile seizures have a higher risk of subsequent epilepsy compared with children …

[HTML][HTML] The risk of subsequent epilepsy in children with febrile seizure after 5 years of age

P Gencpinar, H Yavuz, Ö Bozkurt, Ş Haspolat… - Seizure, 2017 - Elsevier
Purpose Despite their age-dependent definition, febrile seizures (FS) may be observed in
people of almost any age. The risk of developing unprovoked seizures after an FS is well …