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	Febrile Seizures Fact Sheet: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
		Febrile seizures are convulsions brought on by a fever in infants or small children.
		Children prone to febrile seizures are not considered to have epilepsy, since epilepsy is characterized by recurrent seizures that are not triggered by fever.
		Febrile seizures usually occur in children between the ages of 6 months and 5 years and are particularly common in toddlers.
	www.ninds.nih.gov /disorders/febrile_seizures/detail_febrile_seizures.htm (1406 words)

	Indian Epilepsy Association
		Ans: Febrile Seizures are commonly seen in children in the age group of 6 months to 5 years, but largely in the second year of life.
		The seizures are generalized and brief in duration lasting for less than 2 minutes and the child's development is normal.
		Febrile seizures are a very benign condition and does NOT warrant long term or short term antiepileptic drugs.
	www.indianepilepsyassociation.org /Children.html (683 words)

	Febrile Seizures
		Febrile seizures are convulsions brought on by a fever in infants or small children.
		Children prone to febrile seizures are not considered to have epilepsy, since epilepsy is characterized by recurrent seizures that are not triggered by fever.
		Febrile seizures usually occur in children between the ages of 6 months and 5 years and are particularly common in toddlers.
	healthlink.mcw.edu /article/922570300.html (1095 words)

	Discovery Health :: Diseases & Conditions :: febrile seizures
		Febrile seizures are convulsions that can occur in children with fever.
		Febrile seizures occur in 3% to 4% of children who are younger than 5 years old.
		This type of seizure is more common in children with a family history of febrile seizures.
	health.discovery.com /encyclopedias/illnesses.html?article=1847&page=1 (268 words)

	Epilepsy Action: Febrile Seizures
		Febrile seizures are defined as seizures that are triggered by a high temperature in a child aged up to six years.
		Further seizures are more likely if the first event occurs in a child under the age of 15 months, if the first seizure is complex, or if there is a family history of febrile seizures or epilepsy in the mother or father.
		As febrile seizures are not usually considered to be ‘epilepsy', the use of daily anti-epileptic medication is not seen to be beneficial.
	www.epilepsy.org.uk /info/febrile.html (837 words)

	SpeckBlog: PSA - Febrile Seizures (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Their little girl is prone to febrile seizures and was having one.
		Febrile Seizures are one of those things I know about only because I religiously followed parenting blogs and posts before I became a parent.
		You should also call your doctor after a febrile seizure because they might want to see your child to figure out the cause of the temperature spike, or at least be notified that your child has had one.
	speckblog.blogspot.com /2005/10/psa-febrile-seizures.html (548 words)

	dreddyclinic.com - Febrile Seizures (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Although a febrile seizure is usually caused by a rapid rise in your child's temperature, the severity of the signs and symptoms doesn't necessarily reflect the level of the fever.
		Febrile seizures are a rare side effect of immunization, but it may occur the day of the diphtheria, tetanus and acellular pertussis (DTaP) vaccination or eight to 14 days after a measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccination.
		Children rarely develop their first febrile seizure before the age of 6 months or after 3 years of age, and febrile seizures usually stop by the time a child is 5 or 6 years old.
	www.dreddyclinic.com /findinformation/ff/febrileseizure.htm (1697 words)

	Seizures
		Seizures are caused by abnormal electrical discharges in the brain.
		Febrile seizures can occur when a child develops a high fever, usually with the temperature rising rapidly to 102 degrees Fahrenheit or more.
		While terrifying to parents, these seizures are usually brief and rarely cause any problems, unless the fever is associated with a serious infection, such as meningitis.
	kidshealth.org /parent/firstaid_safe/emergencies/seizure.html (526 words)

	Febrile seizures - DrGreene.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Febrile seizures occur in 3 to 5 percent of otherwise healthy children between the ages of 6 months and 5 years.
		A febrile seizure may be as mild as rolling of the eyes or stiffening of the limbs.
		Febrile seizures are not contagious, although the infections causing the high fevers are often contagious.
	www.drgreene.com /21_1087.html (1145 words)

	Febrile Seizures
		Febrile seizures typically occur at the onset of an illness.
		Children with neurologic impairment or a family history of febrile or afebrile seizures are also at increased risk, as are children whose first febrile seizure is associated with a temperature of less than 40 C (presumably because of a lower threshold for seizures with fever).
		Febrile seizures are a common and usually benign childhood occurrence.
	www.neuro.wustl.edu /epilepsy/pediatric/articleFebrile.html (1095 words)

	Varicella Vaccine, Varicella Virus, Chicken Pox Vaccine, Chicken Pox Shingles, Chicken Pox Scar, Chicken Pox Duration (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Febrile seizures are episodes of convulsions brought about by a rising fever in children.
		Simple febrile seizures are not associated with an increased incidence of subsequent epilepsy.
		Febrile seizures are outgrown by 5 years of age and usually do not result in epilepsy.
	health.indiamart.com /kidshealth/illness/febrile-seizures.html (513 words)

	Postgraduate Medicine: Patient Notes: Febrile seizures
		Children prone to febrile seizures are not considered to have epilepsy, which is associated with recurrent seizures that are not triggered by fever.
		Febrile seizures usually occur between the ages of 6 months and 5 years and are particularly common in toddlers.
		During a seizure, there is a small chance that the child may be injured by falling or may choke on food or saliva.
	www.postgradmed.com /issues/2001/08_01/pn_seizure.htm (742 words)

	Pediatrics for Parents: Febrile Seizures in Children (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		This is not to be confused with fever causing epilepsy.
		A febrile seizure may broadly be defined as any seizure accompanied by fever, not associated with underlying neurologic disease or infection in the brain area, and occurring in children between six months and five years of age.
		Simple febrile seizure are generalized (occurring on both sides of the body), last less than 15 minutes, do not recur during the same febrile illness, and are associated with regaining consciousness shortly after the seizure ends.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0816/is_11_18/ai_66664785 (1060 words)

	Expert Advice -- Febrile Seizures
		My 19 month old daughter had a febrile seizure for the first time and really scared my husband and me. I am worried now that every time she gets a fever she is going to have a seizure.
		A febrile seizure is a convulsion that is brought on by having a fever.
		The cause of these seizures is not known, however, it appears to be related to the rate of rise in temperature rather than the actual height of fever, itself.
	parenting.ivillage.com /tp/tphealth/0,,hf7p-p,00.html (894 words)

	MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Febrile seizures
		A complex febrile seizure is one that lasts longer than 15 minutes, occurs in an isolated part of the body, or recurs during the same illness.
		Febrile seizures may begin with the sudden sustained contraction of muscles on both sides of a child's body -- usually the muscles of the face, trunk, arms, and legs.
		A febrile seizure may be diagnosed by the health care provider when a grand mal seizure occurs in a child with a fever and no prior history of seizure disorders (epilepsy).
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/ency/article/000980.htm (1426 words)

	Can Febrile Seizures Be Prevented? - DrGreene.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Although febrile seizures are fairly common, many parents have never seen one until it happens to their child.
		Febrile seizures occur in 3% to 5% of otherwise healthy children between the ages of 6 months and 5 years.
		Sometimes children who have had a febrile seizure are subsequently treated by their parents as weak or vulnerable children.
	www.drgreene.com /21_28.html (1199 words)

	Febrile Seizures (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Febrile seizures occur in 2 percent to 5 percent of all children between the ages of 6 months and 5 years.
		Febrile seizures usually happen during the first few hours of a fever.
		Other kinds of seizures (ones that are not caused by fever) last longer, can affect only one part of the body, and may occur repeatedly.
	www.aap.org /pubed/ZZZ4PU1JUSC.htm?%E2%8A%82_cat=107 (302 words)

	Febrile Seizures, Amygdala, Autism
		During childhood, febrile seizures (FS) have a variety of causes, of which vaccinations are but one; and some children with FS progress to status epilepticus (SE).
		Estimated to occur in 3-5% of all children (39), febrile seizures (FS) are often described as benign (40-41); yet approximately 30% of children (among the 3 to 5%) will have a second FS, and half of those 30% will have "two or more recurrences" (42).
		Despite the often repeated assurances that FS are "benign", a level of seizure known as Status Epilepticus (SE) occurs in approximately 5% of individuals who experience FS (43); and the fact that febrile seizures are associated with status epilepticus suggests that, in some cases, damage to various regions of the amygdala may occur (12-16).
	members.jorsm.com /~binstock/fs-amyg.htm (4445 words)

	Epilepsy Ontario :: Seizure Types :: Seizures
		Sometimes seizures may go unnoticed, depending on their presentation, and sometimes seizures may be confused with other events, such as a stroke, which can also cause falls or migraines.
		The duration of the seizures may become longer or shorter; the intensity of the seizures may worsen or improve; seizure episodes may occur more or less frequently.
		Seizures are usually not life threatening, but the risk is increased in seniors by the extra strain on the heart, the possibility of injury, or a reduced intake of oxygen.
	www.epilepsyontario.org /client/EO/EOWeb.nsf/web/Seizures (363 words)

	Febrile Seizures (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		A child with a first febrile seizure has 10 times the risk of epilepsy developing than the general population; however, 10 times a very small risk is still a small risk.
		In a British study of febrile seizures it was noted that 50% of 89 children with a febrile seizure had received an appropriate dose of an antipyretic within an hour of their seizure, indicating that they are not always effective.
		One large study noted that for up to 38% of children with a febrile seizure, the seizure was the first indication to the parents that the child was ill. Antipyretic use would not have been considered before the seizure.
	home.coqui.net /myrna/febsrz.htm (1935 words)

	Febrile Seizures in Children
		Febrile seizures occur in 3% of children, mostly between the ages of 6 months and 5 years.
		When we evaluate a child who just had a febrile seizure, we want to make sure that it is indeed a simple febrile seizure and that the convulsions were not due to any other factors.
		The risk for developing epilepsy in children who have had a simple febrile seizure is just a bit higher than 1%(the risk is 1% in the general population).
	www.drpaul.com /library/FEBRSEIZ.html (569 words)

	Febrile Seizures Miscellany
		Seizures of various locations, severities, and durations are known to be linked to various aphasias and, not necessarily in the same individual, to altered social interactions.
		We remember (i) that vaccinations and infection-related illnesses can induce febrile seizures, and (ii) that some seizures can be as severe as "status epilepticus" and yet will be non-convulsive and thus probably not witnessed by parents or doctors unless EEGs are performed (primary cites in 7 and 8).
		Prolonged febrile seizures and status epilepticus are major predisposing factors; increasing evidence related neuronal damage to excitotoxicity of excessive neurotransmitter release, particulary glutamate (reviewed by Holmes...)." [See also cites 3-5 and Holmes as 6 herein].
	members.jorsm.com /~binstock/fs-somat.htm (1420 words)

	Febrile seizure - MayoClinic.com
		A febrile seizure is a convulsion in young children caused by a sudden spike in body temperature, often from an infection.
		Febrile seizures affect 2 percent to 4 percent of children between the ages of 6 months and 5 years.
		Although fairly common, a febrile seizure is still reason to seek medical attention, especially to check for any serious cause for the fever.
	www.mayoclinic.com /health/febrile-seizure/DS00346 (286 words)

	eMedicine - Pediatrics, Febrile Seizures : Article by Nooruddin R Tejani, MD, FAAP
		In a child with febrile seizure, the risk of febrile seizure is 10% for the sibling and almost 50% for the sibling if a parent has febrile seizures as well.
		Risk factors for recurrent febrile seizures include young age at time of first febrile seizure, relatively low fever at time of presentation with first seizure, family history of a febrile seizure in a first-degree relative, and brief duration between fever onset and initial seizure.
		Children with a febrile seizure have a slight increase in the incidence of epilepsy compared with the general population (1% vs 0.5%).
	www.emedicine.com /EMERG/topic376.htm (2933 words)

	Febrile Seizures: What Every Parent Should Know -- familydoctor.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Usually, a child who has had a febrile seizure does not need to be hospitalized and may not need x-rays or a brain wave test.
		The risk of another febrile seizure is slightly higher if your child is younger than 18 months, if there's a family history of febrile seizures, or if the fever wasn't very high when the seizure occurred.
		But the chance of epilepsy developing in a child who has had a febrile seizure is slightly higher than if he or she didn't have a febrile seizure.
	familydoctor.org /handouts/066.html (591 words)

	Febrile Seizures
		Some studies suggest that women who smoke or drink alcohol during their pregnancies are more likely to have children with febrile seizures, but more research needs to be done before this link can be clearly established.
		Investigators continue to monitor the long-term impact that febrile seizures might have on intelligence, behavior, school achievement, and the development of epilepsy.
		For example, scientists conducting studies in animals are assessing the effects of seizures and anticonvulsant drugs on brain development.
	www.pediatricneurology.com /febrile.htm (1354 words)

	Virtual Children's Hospital: CQQA: Febrile Seizures (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		A seizure is a brief period during which your child might become unconscious and parts of her body may twitch.
		A febrile seizure is triggered by a high fever.
		Febrile seizures often scare parents, but they are usually harmless to the child.
	www.vh.org /pediatric/patient/pediatrics/cqqa/febrileseizure.html (683 words)

	Febrile seizures
		A febrile seizure is a convulsion in a child triggered by a fever.
		Most febrile seizures are triggered by a rapid rise of body temperature over 102.2°F. Most occur well within the first 24 hours of an illness, not necessarily when the fever is highest.
		Meningitis causes less than 0.1% of febrile seizures but should ALWAYS be considered, especially in children less than one year old or those who still look ill when the fever comes down.
	www.healthscout.com /ency/1/000980.html (440 words)

	Febrile Seizures : Epilepsy.com
		Febrile seizures cannot be prevented by giving the child lukewarm baths, applying cool cloths to the child's head or body, or using fever-reducing medications such as acetaminophen (Tylenol) or ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin).
		Children who have had unusually long febrile seizures and children who live in a remote area with poor access to medical care also may be considered for treatment.
		Complex febrile seizures: These are defined as seizures that last longer than 15 minutes, more than one seizure in 24 hours, or seizures in which only one side of the body is affected.
	www.epilepsy.com /epilepsy/epilepsy_febrile.html (778 words)

	Practice Parameter: Long-term Treatment of the Child With Simple Febrile Seizures (AC9859) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		A simple febrile seizure is defined as a brief (<15 minutes) generalized seizure that occurs only once during a 24-hour period in a febrile child who does not have an intracranial infection or severe metabolic disturbance.
		This practice parameter is not intended for patients who have had complex febrile seizures (prolonged, ie, >15 minutes, focal, or recurrent in 24 hours), nor does it pertain to children with previous neurologic insults, known central nervous system abnormalities, or a history of afebrile seizures.
		Children with simple febrile seizures have only a slightly greater risk for developing epilepsy by the age of 7 years than the 1% risk of the general population.
	www.aap.org /policy/ac9859.htm (1943 words)

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