| Febrile convulsions after 5 years of age: long-term follow-up. | |
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PMID: 11198497 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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In order to examine the natural history of febrile convulsions occurring after 5 years of age, we studied 44 children in whom febrile convulsions persisted after 5 years of age (group 1) and compared their development of unprovoked seizures with a group of 195 children in whom febrile convulsions occurred before 5 years of age (group 2). All subjects of group 1 were re-evaluated at the mean age of 13.4+/-1.7 years. The children in group 2 were followed up until they reached the same mean age as children in group 1 (13.1+/-2.3 years). In group 1, we found a higher percentage of unprovoked seizures than in children with febrile convulsions with onset before 5 years of age (18.1% vs 7.4%, P < .05). Our data suggest that children with febrile convulsions after 5 years of age probably must be considered as a group of patients at risk of developing unprovoked seizures. |
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Authors:
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A Verrotti; T Giuva; R Cutarella; G Morgese; F Chiarelli |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of child neurology Volume: 15 ISSN: 0883-0738 ISO Abbreviation: J. Child Neurol. Publication Date: 2000 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2001-01-24 Completed Date: 2001-03-15 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8606714 Medline TA: J Child Neurol Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 811-3 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Medicine, University of Chieti, Italy. chiarelli@unich.it |
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Age of Onset Child Child, Preschool Female Fever / complications* Follow-Up Studies Humans Infant Male Risk Factors Seizures / complications*, etiology* |
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Comment In:
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J Child Neurol. 2002 Jul;17(7):544
[PMID:
12269738
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J Child Neurol. 2002 Mar;17(3):243 [PMID: 12026248 ] |
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