Fever-Induced Epileptic Encephalopathy (FIRES)

Abstract

Clinical and imaging characteristics of fever-induced refractory epileptic encephalopathy (FIRES), idiopathic hemiconvulsion-hemiplegia syndrome (IHHS), and related acute encephalopathies are reviewed by researchers at Descartes University, Paris, France; Institute for Pharmacological Research, Milan, Italy: and Institute of Biomedical Imaging, Orsay, France.

Keywords

• idiopathic hemiconvulsion-hemiplegia syndrome
• refractory epilepsy
• ketogenic diet