This review focuses on the latest knowledge and understanding of febrile seizures and
outlines the more important issues in the management of children who present with an …

Febrile seizures are the most common seizure disorder in childhood, affecting 2–5% of
children. Simple febrile seizure is defined as a short (< 15 min) generalized seizure, not …

OBJECTIVES. American Academy of Pediatrics consensus statement recommendations are
to consider strongly for infants 6 to 12 months of age with a first simple febrile seizure and to …

Febrile seizures are the most frequent of seizure disorders in childhood. Febrile seizures are
most common in children between 6 months and 3 years of age, with a peak incidence at …

Aims: In children with convulsive status epilepticus (CSE) with fever, to determine the
likelihood of acute bacterial meningitis (ABM), the proportion that are treated with antibiotics …

# x203A; Infection of the respiratory tract is the most common reason for seeking medical
advice and hospital admission in children. A viral upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) is …

Objectives National and international guidelines are very heterogeneous about the
necessity to perform a lumbar puncture (LP) in children under 12 months of age with a first …

If lumbar puncture is not thought safe, empirical antibiotic therapy should be given without
delay. In the UK at present a third generation cephalosporin alone is likely to be adequate …

Background Of major concern in any febrile child presenting with a seizure is the possibility
of bacterial meningitis (BM). We did a systematic review to estimate the risk of BM among …

Objective Neonates are at greater risk for sepsis and meningitis than other ages and in spite
of rapid diagnoses of pathogens and treatments, they still contribute to complications and …