Unprovoked seizures in children with complex febrile convulsion; short-term outcome / 소아과
Korean Journal of Pediatrics
;
: 757-760, 2007.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-17104
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Febrile convulsions (FC) were considered to be a benign seizure syndrome that is distinct from epilepsy. But it is thought that children with complex features i.e., partial or prolonged seizures or multiple episodes of FC would bear a higher risk of developing unprovoked seizures. The aim of this study is to look into the relative significance of each criteria that define complex febrile convulsions (CFC) as a predictor of subsequent epilepsy.METHODS:
All children were retrospectively identified for a febrile seizure through pediatric departments of the Konyang University Hospital. Information was collected from medical records and interviews with parents. Patients with abnormal neurological examinations at presentation were excluded.RESULTS:
This study was performed from March 2000 to December 2003. Sixty-three out of 314 children (20.0%) with febrile convulsion fulfilled the criteria for CFC and forty-four children of them have been followed for 12 months or more. Ten of these (23.2%) had unprovoked seizures for 14-62 months (median 34.2+/-11.6 months). The patients with partial FC showed a trend toward a higher risk (57.1%) of developing epilepsy than the patients with multiple or prolonged febrile convulsions (26.7%, 24.1% respectively).CONCLUSION:
We found that the partial feature of febrile convulsion is associated with subsequent epilepsy.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Parents
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Seizures
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Medical Records
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Retrospective Studies
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Seizures, Febrile
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Epilepsy
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Neurologic Examination
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Child
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Pediatrics
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
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