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Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Signs and Symptoms > Neurologic Manifestations > Seizures > Seizures, Febrile
Nervous System Diseases > Neurologic Manifestations > Seizures > Seizures, Febrile

Preferred term

Seizures, Febrile  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Convulsion, Febrile
  • Convulsion, Fever
  • Convulsion, Pyrexial
  • Convulsions, Febrile
  • Convulsions, Fever
  • Convulsions, Pyrexial
  • Febrile Convulsion
  • Febrile Convulsions
  • Febrile Convulsion Seizure
  • Febrile Convulsion Seizures
  • Febrile Fit
  • Febrile Fits
  • Febrile Seizures
  • Fever Convulsion
  • Fever Convulsions
  • Fever Seizure
  • Fever Seizures
  • Fit, Febrile
  • Fits, Febrile
  • Pyrexial Convulsion
  • Pyrexial Convulsions
  • Pyrexial Seizure
  • Pyrexial Seizures
  • Seizure, Febrile Convulsion
  • Seizure, Fever
  • Seizure, Pyrexial
  • Seizures, Febrile Convulsion
  • Seizures, Fever
  • Seizures, Pyrexial

Scope note

  • Seizures that occur during a febrile episode. It is a common condition, affecting 2-5% of children aged 3 months to five years. An autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance has been identified in some families. The majority are simple febrile seizures (generally defined as generalized onset, single seizures with a duration of less than 30 minutes). Complex febrile seizures are characterized by focal onset, duration greater than 30 minutes, and/or more than one seizure in a 24 hour period. The likelihood of developing epilepsy (i.e., a nonfebrile seizure disorder) following simple febrile seizures is low. Complex febrile seizures are associated with a moderately increased incidence of epilepsy. (From Menkes, Textbook of Child Neurology, 5th ed, p784)

History note

  • 2000(1977)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D003294

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