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Any Surprises?

PEGGY C. FERRY, MD

Am J Dis Child. 1993;147(1):14.

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Despite their frequency, many unanswered questions remain about febrile seizures. Although apparently benign in the vast majority of cases, they are terrifying to parents. Identification of significant risk factors could enable prophylactic counseling and lessen the anxiety and suffering parents experience.

In this issue, pediatricians and child neurologists from a major children's hospital in Halifax, Nova Scotia, have added to our knowledge about pertinent risk factors of febrile seizures.¹ They have access to an amazingly stable and captive population. Not surprisingly, few young families leave beautiful Nova Scotia! For this reason, the investigators were able to obtain a 90% completion rate in telephone interviews. Although interview studies are fraught with limitations, some intriguing data have emerged from this case-controlled study.

Some caveats should be mentioned about the definitions used in the study. The term febrile seizure did not exclude seizures lasting longer than the traditional . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Section of Child Neurology Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology University of Arizona Health Sciences Center Tucson, AZ 85724

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