ABSTRACT
Among the manifestations with convulsive aspect, those apparently induced by fever in children are very important, especially if considered in perspective. This investigation was carried out in family backgrounds and it revealed that, in many such cases, the manifestations thought to be induced by fever had a family character, thus suggesting a possible genetic susceptibility. Most often, the maternal line was affected. A positive family history can be considered as a high risk factor and should not be ignored in all these children.
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Epilepsy/genetics , Seizures, Febrile/genetics , Child, Preschool , Disease Susceptibility , Epilepsy/diagnosis , Epilepsy/etiology , Humans , Male , Seizures, Febrile/complications , Seizures, Febrile/diagnosisABSTRACT
The results of the investigations carried out in alcoholics and nonalcoholics regarding certain aspects of ethanol metabolism are presented. The marked interindividual differences in alcohol blood levels and intergroup differences in acetaldehyde levels, through a projection in dynamic process, are commented upon. The programmed ethanolic load induced changes in blood alcohol, within comparable limits, irrespective of subjects' state. At all intervals of postintake determinations, the acetaldehyde concentrations were higher in the alcoholic subjects. No dose-effect relation between the involved elements (ethanol metabolite) was found.
