Febrile Seizures

A short generalised seizure with fever in a child aged 6 months to 5 years, with a quick recovery and an obvious source, is a simple febrile seizure.

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A short generalised seizure with fever in a child aged 6 months to 5 years, with a quick recovery and an obvious source, is a simple febrile seizure. (Paediatrics Question Bank: 12 Clinical MCQs)
Seizure disorder is a general term that is usually used to include any one of several disorders, including epilepsy, febrile seizures, and, possibly, single seizures and symptomatic seizures secondary to metabolic, infectious, or other etiologies. (Convulsive Disorders)
Simple febrile seizures do not have an increased risk of mortality even though they are concerning to the parents. (Febrile Seizures)
Epidemiology:\n● Seizure is the most common neurological disorders\n● Seizures occur in 3% to 5% of all children\n● Febrile seizures occur in 2% to 4% of the pediatric population.\n● Epilepsy occurs in approximately 1%. (26. Seizure)
Topics: neonatal jaundice, growth, immunisation, diarrhoea and dehydration, pneumonia, malnutrition, febrile seizures, congenital heart disease, nephrotic syndrome, anaemia and childhood infections. (Paediatrics Question Bank: 12 Clinical MCQs)
| Febrile seizure (children) | Fever, age <5 y, brief generalized tonic‑clonic activity | Fever present; resolves quickly; no prior epilepsy | (Epilepsy and status epilepticus)