Genetic Factors in Febrile Seizures

Abstract

Population based twin panels containing 14,352 twin pairs established in Norway and Virginia were used to study the occurrence of febrile seizures and epilepsy at the Departments of Human Genetics and Neurology, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA; and the Institute of Medical Genetics, Oslo, Norway.

Keywords

• febrile seizures
• norwegian twins
• monozygotic twins