Meanings of febrile seizures in English

Results: Data for 71 children with first complex febrile seizures were analyzed.

Hyperthermia-induced SDs should be investigated as possible contributing factors to febrile seizures.

Current genetic studies show that some febrile seizures result from channelopathies.

Purpose: To study the potential incidence of retinopathy in children with febrile seizures.

A small proportion of children with febrile seizures later develop ongoing epilepsy with afebrile seizures.

The consequences of febrile seizures (FSs) in infants are still a matter of debate.

If retinal hemorrhages are found in children with febrile seizures, other causes need to be considered.

While febrile seizures can be frightening to parents, they usually are brief and cause no harm.

Methods: The study comprised 249 children at the Korea University Ansan Hospital who presented with febrile seizures.

Conclusion: The incidence of retinal hemorrhages in children with febrile seizures is lower than 10%.

Purpose: The seasonal distribution patterns of febrile seizures and of respiratory and enteric viral pathogens are similar.

The pathophysiology of febrile seizures is unknown.

There is no evidence that use of any antipyretic will prevent or reduce the risk of febrile seizures in children.

An MRI scan of the brain revealed the presence of right-sided mesial temporal sclerosis, a known consequence of febrile seizures.

The phenotype differs from that previously reported in families presenting FS or generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus (GEFS+).

Conclusion: The seasonal distribution of febrile seizures was high from late spring to summer, and influenza virus and enterovirus were most frequently associated.