61. Febrile Seizure - Encyclopedia Article About Febrile Seizure. Free Access, No Re encyclopedia article about febrile seizure. febrile seizure in Free onlineEnglish dictionary, thesaurus and encyclopedia. febrile seizure. http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Febrile seizure

Dictionaries: General Computing Medical Legal Encyclopedia Febrile seizure Word: Word Starts with Ends with Definition A febrile seizure is a generalized convulsion Seizures (or convulsions ) are temporary alterations in brain functions due to abnormal electrical activity of a group of brain cells that present with apparent clinical symptoms and findings. An isolated abnormal electrical activity recorded by an electroencephalography examination without a clinical presentation is not called a seizure. Seizures can cause involuntary changes in body movement or function, sensation, awareness, or behavior. A seizure can last from a few seconds to a few minutes. There are more than 20 different types of seizures. Click the link for more information. caused by elevated body temperature Thermoregulation is the ability of an organism to keep its body temperature within certain boundaries, even when temperature surrounding is very different. This process is known as homeostasis: a dynamic state of stability between an animal's internal environment and its external environment (the study of such processes in zoology has been called ecophysiology or physiological ecology). Whereas an organism that thermoregulates is one that keeps its temperature constant and adapts to the temperature of the environment

62. THE MERCK MANUALSECOND HOME EDITION, Infantile Spasms And Infantile Spasms and febrile seizures. Most children who have a febrile seizurehave only one, and most seizures last for less than 15 minutes. http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmanual_home2/sec06/ch085/ch085b.jsp

63. Febrile Seizures Definition A febrile seizure is a convulsion in a child that is triggered by afever, without any brain or spinal cord infection or other neurologic cause. http://www.healthscout.com/ency/article/000980.htm

Advertisement Search HealthScout Web MEDLINE Special Offers TV Specials Top Features Schizophrenia Hair Loss Liver Disease Allergies ... Impotence Resources Healthscout News 3D Interactive Human Atlas Health Videos Health Encyclopedia ... Drug Library Channels Home Today Women Men ... Drug Checker Advertisement Disease Injury Nutrition Poison ... Prevention Febrile seizures Definition: A febrile seizure is a convulsion in a child that is triggered by a fever , without any brain or spinal cord infection or other neurologic cause. Alternative Names: Seizure - fever induced Causes, incidence, and risk factors: About 3 to 5 percent of otherwise healthy children between the ages of 9 months and 5 years will have a seizure caused by a fever. Toddlers are most commonly affected. There is a tendency for febrile seizures to run in families. Most febrile seizures are triggered by a rapid rise of body tempterature over 102.2 degrees F. Most occur well within the first 24 hours of an illness, not necessarily when the fever is highest. The seizure is often the first sign of a fever. The first febrile seizure is usually one of life's most frightening moments for parents. Most parents are afraid that their child will die or have brain damage. Thankfully, simple febrile seizures are harmless. There is no evidence that simple febrile seizures cause death, brain damage, epilepsy, mental retardation, a decrease in IQ, or learning difficulties.

64. Case Based Pediatrics Chapter The risk of recurrence after the first febrile seizure is about 33%, and about 9%will have three or more recurrences. 253275. 2. Hirtz, DG febrile seizures. http://www.hawaii.edu/medicine/pediatrics/pedtext/s18c03.html

Case Based Pediatrics For Medical Students and Residents Department of Pediatrics, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine Chapter XVIII.3. Febrile Seizures Vince K. Yamashiroya, MD October 2001 Return to Table of Contents An ambulance brings a 15 month old boy to the emergency department with a seizure associated with fever. He has been in good health except for a high fever that developed today to about 103-104 degrees. His mother gave him a small dose of acetaminophen. About 20 minutes ago when the mother was checking up on her child, she noticed shaking of the arms and legs and his eyes had a blank stare. This went on for what seemed like 5 minutes. She called 911 and an ambulance was dispatched. He has been ill with a high fever today and a slight cough and mild nasal congestion. Just prior to the seizure, he was playing with some toys. There is no vomiting, diarrhea, rash, or fussiness. Past medical history is unremarkable. Family history is significant for an uncle who has epilepsy. Exam: VS T 39.8 degrees C (103.6 degrees F), P 165, RR 30, BP 90/60, O2 sat 100% on RA. He is clingy, alert to his surroundings, and otherwise is in no distress. His mother appears anxious and there appears to be good bonding between her and her child. Skin is without bruising or neurocutaneous stigmata. Anterior fontanelle is closed. Pupils are equal and reactive. EOMs are conjugate. The red reflex is present bilaterally. There is no sunsetting of the eyes. TMs are normal. His mouth exam shows moist mucosa without erythema. The Brudzinski and Kernig signs are difficult to assess. Respirations are regular. Neurologically, he moves both arms and legs equally. His tone appears normal. The rest of the examination is normal.

65. Febrile Seizures: XtraMSN Health seizures. What are the symptoms and signs of a febrile seizure? The majority than15 minutes. How is a diagnosis of febrile seizure made? http://xtramsn.co.nz/health/0,,8065-1669838,00.html

Advanced Search Home Hotmail Search ... Help navBG = '#336699'; navOverBG = '#6699FF'; casText = '#FFFFFF'; casTextOver = '#FFCC00'; casBG = '#6699FF'; casOverBG = '#336699'; Ask The Expert Beauty Fitness Health Library Natural Health Relationships Parenting SEARCH WEB FOR: BROWSE XTRAMSN: -Select - Auto/Bike/Boat Broadband Budget 2004 Business Careers Entertainment Games Kids Money Motoring News Personals Rugby Shopping Sport Travel Weather Help SEARCH HEALTH RELATED ITEMS: Xtra Travel XtraMSN Sport Contact Us Health Headlines Kiwis Wising Up On Antibiotics Prenatal Amnio Tests Declining Stomach Surgery On The Increase Health Wake-Up Call To Airlines ... Talk About Sex You are here : XtraMSN Health Library A to Z Conditions Thu 03 June 2004 A to Z Conditions Febrile Seizures Febrile seizures are convulsions brought on by a fever in infants or small children. During a febrile seizure, a child often loses consciousness and shakes, moving limbs on both sides of the body. Most febrile seizures last a minute or two. The vast majority of febrile seizures are harmless. What are febrile seizures?

66. Febrile Seizures- Medcohealth.com A febrile seizure is a convulsion in a child that is triggered by a fever,without any brain or spinal cord infection or other neurologic cause. http://www.medcohealth.com/medco/consumer/ehealth/ehsarticle.jsp?ltSess=y&articl

67. Febrile Seizure - Medical Dictionary Definitions Of Popular Medical Terms MedicineNet Home MedTerms medical dictionary AZ List febrile seizure. Advanced Search. febrile seizure Index. http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=6485

68. HealthlinkUSA Febrile Seizure Links FindWhat. You can find febrile seizure right now at Info.com. Click here forpage 1 of febrile seizure information from the HealthlinkUSA directory. http://www.healthlinkusa.com/459ent.htm

69. Disease Directory : Neurological Disorders : Epilepsy : Febrile Seizure Community moderated by volunteers. febrile seizures A short information sheet compiledby NINDS, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. http://www.diseasedirectory.net/Neurological_Disorders/Epilepsy/Febrile_Seizure/

Wednesday, June 02, 2004 Neurological Disorders Epilepsy Febrile Seizure Organizations ... Epilepsy : Febrile Seizure Epilepsy Community - Message boards and chat dedicated to sharing information, offering support, and coping strategies to better manage this disease. Community moderated by volunteers. Febrile Seizures - A short information sheet compiled by NINDS, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.

70. Febrile Seizures - (English) When a child has an illness that causes a fever, he or she may havea febrile seizure or convulsion. What is a febrile seizure? http://www.seattlechildrens.org/health_care_professionals/education/quicklinks_f

Febrile Seizures (Seizures from a fever) When a child has an illness that causes a fever, he or she may have a "febrile seizure" or convulsion. A febrile seizure can be very frightening when it occurs. This handout will answer the most common questions about febrile seizures. What is a febrile seizure? A seizure is a spontaneous, electrical discharge of the cells in the brain that can cause a child to become unconscious and have stiffening/jerking of his or her arms and legs. A febrile seizure occurs in response to an illness that has caused a child to develop a fever. What are the characteristics of a febrile seizure? A febrile seizure will often: Occur between the ages of 6 months and 5 years of age Last less than 15 minutes Look like convulsion with both sides of the body stiffening and/or jerking Do febrile seizures cause brain damage? Brief febrile seizures are not thought to cause any damage to the brain. Any seizure that lasts a very long time can be dangerous to a child's brain, but this rarely occurs in febrile seizures. Will my child have epilepsy?

71. Febrile Seizures And Mechanisms Of Epileptogenesis: Insights From An Animal Mode Experimental prolonged febrile seizures did not lead to death of any of the seizurevulnerablepopulations in hippocampus, and the rate of neurogenesis was http://www.eurekah.com/abstract.php?chapid=1201&bookid=102&catid=77

72. Febrile Seizures In Children febrile seizures Not Epilepsy DEAR DR.PAUL My 2 year old son justhad his first febrile seizure. It was horrible. He is fine http://www.drpaul.com/library/FEBRSEIZ.html

Search TODAYSPARENT.com Back to todaysparent.com Home Meet Dr. Paul Tip of The Day Ask A Question ... Childhood Illnesses and Conditions Immunization Issues Growth and Development Nutrition Injury Prevention Issues The Asthma Corner Adolescent Health and Wellness What's New Awards Lectures Links ... Legal : Febrile Seizures Not Epilepsy DEAR DR.PAUL: My 2 year old son just had his first febrile seizure. It was horrible. He is fine now but does this mean he is epileptic? I am worried. DR.PAUL ANSWERS: Febrile seizures are perhaps one of the scariest things that parents witness. Reassuringly, simple febrile seizures do not result in any brain damage or long-term intellectual consequences. Febrile seizures occur in 3% of children, mostly between the ages of 6 months and 5 years. There may be a family tendency. Although we do not know the exact cause of febrile seizures, experts suggest that it is due to immature brain wave activity in response to a sudden change of body temperature. So it is not the degree of fever, but rather the rate at which it rises that may be a trigger. The key in evaluating a child that has had a febrile seizure is making sure that it is a typical or simple febrile seizure. Simple febrile seizures have the following characteristics:

73. Febrile Seizures Approximately 4% of children will experience at least one febrile seizure, definedas an episode occurring between 3 months and 5 years of age, associated http://www.neuro.wustl.edu/epilepsy/pediatric/articleFebrile.html

How should Febrile Seizures be Evaluated and Treated? by Susan T. Arnold, MD Dr. Arnold is Assistant Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine and Co-Director of the Pediatric Epilepsy Center at St. Louis Children's Hospital. Introduction Febrile seizures are the most common type of seizure encountered in infants and young children. While they are usually benign and self-limited, they frequently recur and a small number of children will subsequently develop epilepsy. Clinical features Approximately 4% of children will experience at least one febrile seizure, defined as an episode "occurring between 3 months and 5 years of age, associated with fever but without evidence of intracranial infection or defined cause" (NIH consensus statement). The majority (90%) of cases present between 6 months and 3 years, with a peak incidence between 18 and 24 months. A family history of febrile or afebrile seizures is present in 25% of patients. Most febrile seizures are classified as "simple", characterized by generalized tonic and/or clonic seizures lasting less than 15 minutes, with no focal features. "Complex" febrile seizures may have focal motor manifestations, last longer than 15 minutes, or recur more than once in a 24 hour period, and are associated with a higher risk of developing later epilepsy.

74. Continuing Medical Education (CME):Princeton MEdia Associates- Healthcare And Ma Describe the evaluation process of the child with a febrile seizure. Evaluationand Treatment of febrile seizures. Management of Seizures in the Elderly. http://www.princetoncme.com/public/2003-32-4/

CME Forum SM Long-Term Care Consultant TM ... Healthcare Princeton Media Associates 37 Prodelin Way Millstone Twp., NJ 07726 Managing Febrile Seizures in Young Children and Epilepsy in the Elderly VOL. 2, NO. 4, AUGUST 2003 This educational activity addresses the process to undertake when managing the patient with febrile seizures and the need for evaluating the whole patient when deciding on appropriate treatment. Approved for CME for Physician Assistants by the American Academy of Physician Assistants Sponsored by the University of Minnesota Approved for CNE Credit by The American Association of Neuroscience Nurses Continuing Medical Education Accreditation Statement The University of Minnesota is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Credit Designation Statement The University of Minnesota designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 category 1 credit toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit actually spent on the educational activity. Credits are available until the expiration date of August 31, 2004. This CME activity was produced under the supervision of Ilo Leppik, MD, Clinical Professor of Neurology and Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, Director of Research, MINCEP Epilepsy Care.

75. Febrile Seizures - New Treatments, March 2, 2004 A febrile seizure is defined as a seizure associated with fever in infancy or earlychildhood (usually between 3 months and 5 years of age), without evidence http://www.medical-library.org/journals2a/febrile_seizures.htm

Click here to view next page of this article Febrile Seizures Febrile seizures are the most common convulsive disorder of childhood. A febrile seizure is defined as a seizure associated with fever in infancy or early childhood (usually between 3 months and 5 years of age), without evidence of intracranial infection or other cause of febrile seizure. Febrile seizures are a benign syndrome caused primarily by genetic factors, manifest as an age-related susceptibility to seizures, which eventually is outgrown. The problem almost always resolves without sequelae. Only a small minority will develop non-febrile seizures later. Unless seizures are exceedingly long, there is no risk of brain damage. Febrile seizures occur in 2-4% of young children. Higher temperature and a history of febrile seizures in a close relative are risk factors for the development of a febrile seizure. Recurrence After the first febrile seizure, 33% of children will experience one or more recurrences, and 9% of children who have febrile seizure. The younger the child's age when the first febrile seizure occurs.

76. Family Based Research For Febrile Seizures At Geneticepi The geneticepidemiologic unit studies the genetics of febrile seizure in collaborationwith the Department of Paediatrics of the Sophia Children’s Hospital http://www.geneticepi.com/Research/family/feb__seiz_/feb__seiz_.html

Febrile seizures For more information on this project: c.vanduijn@erasmusmc.nl

77. Varicella Vaccine, Varicella Virus, Chicken Pox Vaccine, Chicken Pox Shingles, C febrile seizures are classified as simple or complex. About 98 percent of childrenwho have a febrile seizure will never be diagnosed with epilepsy. http://health.indiamart.com/kidshealth/illness/febrile-seizures.html

You Can Advertise Here HealthCare Kids Health Febrile seizures Febrile seizures are episodes of convulsions brought about by a rising fever in children. Seizures in most instances are alarming to parents. Thankfully, the vast majority of febrile seizures produce no lasting effects. Febrile seizures are classified as simple or complex. Simple febrile seizures are not associated with an increased incidence of subsequent epilepsy. About 98 percent of children who have a febrile seizure will never be diagnosed with epilepsy. A complex febrile seizure lasts longer than 15 minutes, occurs more than once within 24 hours or is localized to one side of the body. With complex febrile seizures, there may be a slightly increased risk of subsequent seizures. Children with epilepsy, though, are more likely to have seizures when they have fever, because fever lowers the threshold for seizures. Remember: Not all seizures associated with fever are febrile seizures.

78. Febrile Seizures febrile seizures febrile seizures are events that occur without evidence of intracranialinfection or a defined cause. The Best Medicine for febrile seizures. http://pedclerk.bsd.uchicago.edu/febSeizures.html

Back to table of contents Febrile Seizures Febrile seizures are events that occur without evidence of intracranial infection or a defined cause. It is a rule out diagnosis Incidence of 3-4 % Most are generalized seizures and last between 1-2 minutes. Usually occur early in the course of an illness or may be the presenting symptom of the illness Frequently there is a positive family history of febrile seizures Often associated with otitis media and HHV 6 infection If seizures lasts longer than 15 minutes, must treat like an afebrile seizure and start usual first aid measures and give anticonvulsants Must rule out intracranial infection, intracranial abnormality, endo or exotoxin such as Salmonella or Shigella infection, or first seizure of an idiopathic seizure disorder There is a 30% incidence of recurrence and this is increased the earlier in life the first seizure occurs, the lower the temperature, and the shorter the duration of the fever prior to the seizure is an increased rate of afebrile seizures. The rate is increased by Complex seizure- greater than 15 minutes, focal, and recurrence within 24 hours

79. Epilepsy And Febrile Seizures In Twins 51 Page 140. Epilepsy and febrile seizures in twins. febrile seizures (FS) affect2 to 5% of children, and are the most common seizure disorder in childhood. http://www.danmedbul.dk/DMB_2004/0104/0104-phd/DMB3579.htm

Danish Medical Bulletin - No. 1. February 2004. Vol. 51 Page 140. Epilepsy and febrile seizures in twins Genetic and environmental aetiological factors Marianne Juel Kjeldsen PDF The PhD dissertation was accepted by the Faculty of Health Sciences of the University of Southern Denmark, and defended on November 17, 2003. Official opponents: Per Magnus, Norway, Finn Ursin Knudsen and Leiv S. Bakketeig (chairman). Supervisors: Mogens Laue Friis and Kaare Christensen. Correspondence to: Marianne Juel Kjeldsen, Department of Neurology, Odense University Hospital, Sdr. Boulevard 29, DK-5000 Odense C. Dan Med Bull 2004;51:140. ABSTRACT The PhD dissertation is based on four studies carried out at the Department of Neurology, Odense University Hospital, and the Danish Twin Registry, University of Southern Denmark. Epilepsy is one of the most common chronic neurological diseases affecting approx. 1% of the population. Febrile seizures (FS) affect 2 to 5% of children, and are the most common seizure disorder in childhood. Epilepsy is a heterogeneous disorder covering more than 40 phenotypes, and both epilepsy and FS often run in families. Aggregation of a disease in a family can be caused by shared genes or shared environment. The aims of the dissertation were: 1) to study the relative contribution of genetic and environmental factors in the aetiology of FS and epilepsy in general and in the major epilepsy syndromes using data from almost 35,000 Danish twins, and 2) to establish an international collaboration for future studies on genetics of seizures and epilepsy. Classical twin studies and biometrical analyses were conducted in Danish twins on self-reported epilepsy (N=11,900 pairs), on self-reported FS (N=11,872 pairs), on neurologist-verified and classified epilepsy data, (N=214 pairs with seizures, N=190 pairs with epilepsy), and on self-reported epilepsy, FS, other seizures and staring spells from three twin populations (US, Norwegian and Danish twins, N=47,626 twin pairs).

80. WIVB TV4 Buffalo, NY - Febrile Seizure febrile seizure, A febrile seizure is a brief, generalized convulsion,which occurs in response to a fever. The timing of the febrile http://www.wivb.com/Global/story.asp?S=1411797

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