Febrile convulsions in a national cohort followed up from birth. I--Prevalence and recurrence in the first five years of life.
- 4 May 1985
- Vol. 290 (6478), 1307-1310
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.290.6478.1307
Abstract
Of 13 135 children followed up from birth to the age of 5 years, 303 (2.3%) had febrile convulsions. Prior neurological abnormality had been noted in 13. Of the 290 remaining children, 57 (20%) presented with a complex convulsion, and 103 children (35%) went on to have further febrile convulsions. The risk of further febrile convulsions varied with the age at first convulsion and the presence of a history of convulsive disorders in relatives. There were no significant differences between the sexes.This publication has 14 references indexed in Scilit:
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