Febrile seizures are a common event and a frequent cause for pediatric Emergency Department (ED) visits. A febrile seizure is defined as a seizure in a child between 6-60 months of age that is ...

September 9, 2009 — Antipyretic agents may not prevent febrile seizures, according to the results of a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial reported in the September issue of the ...

A systematic review found that intermittent diazepam and continuous phenobarbitone reduce the recurrence of febrile seizures in children, but the drugs have mild-to-moderate adverse effects. Because ...

When babies develop a fever high enough or abrupt enough to cause a seizure, frightened parents often rush them to the emergency room, where their workup frequently includes a lumbar puncture (spinal ...

Few children experience vaccine-proximate febrile seizures, or VP-FS, but those who do have similar outcomes compared with children who experience febrile seizures that did not occur after vaccination ...

When a child has a fever, their body can ache, they are restless and they just don't feel well. While a fever is a part of our natural response to infection, the fever itself can lead to complications ...

The risk for febrile seizures was slightly increased among infants after administration of influenza vaccine when administered with DTaP or pneumococcal vaccine; however, the absolute risk for febrile ...

New research shows that febrile seizures in children may be linked to respiratory alkalosis, indicated by elevated blood pH and low carbon dioxide levels caused by hyperventilation, and independent of ...

Vaccines for measles were not associated with an increased risk of febrile seizures among 4-6 year olds during the six weeks after vaccination, according to a new study. Vaccines for measles were not ...