Febrile-Infection-Related Epilepsy Syndrome (Fires)

Abstract

Researchers at Tel Aviv University, Israel, and other epilepsy centers in Taiwan; Rome, Italy; Boston, USA; Paris, France; Vogtatreuth and Kiel, Germany; and Salzburg, Austria studied retrospectively the pathogenesis, treatment, and outcome of 77 children diagnosed with febrile infection-related epilepsy syndrome (FIRES) and reported in 8 publications between 2001 and 2010.

Keywords

• febrile infection-related epilepsy syndrome
• scn1a mutation
• barbiturate anesthesia