Febrile Seizure
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Febrile Seizure Types
Two types of
febrile
seizures
include:
Simple
febrile
seizures
:
Last for less than 15 minutes and do not recur within 24 hours
Complex
febrile
seizures
:
Last longer than 15 minutes, or return within 24 hours
About 80 percent of
febrile
seizures
are simple and 30 percent are complex.
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Febrile Seizure Anatomy
Related Conditions
Epilepsy
Fever in children
Fever in infants
Petit-mal seizures
Temporal lobe epilepsy
Tonic clonic seizures
Fainting
Faintness
Fever
Loss of consciousness
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Last Updated: Oct 1, 2007
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Febrile Seizure References:
Camfield P, Camfield C. Epileptic syndromes in childhood: clinical features, outcomes, and treatment. Epilepsia. 2002;43 Suppl 3:27-32.
Shinnar S, Glauser TA. Febrile seizures. J Child Neurol. 2002 Jan;17 Suppl 1:S44-52.
Waruiru C, Appleton R. Febrile seizures: an update. Arch Dis Child. 2004 Aug;89(8):751-6.
