Evaluation of the risk factors for recurrence and the development of epilepsy in patients with febrile seizure

Ahmet Burak Civan; Arzu Ekici; Cengiz Havali; Nevin Kiliç; Muharrem Bostanci

doi:10.1055/s-0042-1755202

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria (Aug 2022)

Evaluation of the risk factors for recurrence and the development of epilepsy in patients with febrile seizure

Ahmet Burak Civan,
Arzu Ekici,
Cengiz Havali,
Nevin Kiliç,
Muharrem Bostanci

Affiliations

Ahmet Burak Civan: ORCiD; University of Health Sciences, Bursa Yüksek İhtisas Training and Research Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Bursa, Turkey.
Arzu Ekici: ORCiD; University of Health Sciences, Bursa Yüksek İhtisas Training and Research Hospital, Department of Pediatric Neurology, Bursa, Turkey.
Cengiz Havali: ORCiD; University of Health Sciences, Bursa Yüksek İhtisas Training and Research Hospital, Department of Pediatric Neurology, Bursa, Turkey.
Nevin Kiliç: ORCiD; University of Health Sciences, Bursa Yüksek İhtisas Training and Research Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Bursa, Turkey.
Muharrem Bostanci: ORCiD; University of Health Sciences, Bursa Yüksek İhtisas Training and Research Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Bursa, Turkey.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-1755202
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 80, no. 08
pp. 779 – 785

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Background Although febrile seizure (FS) is generally considered benign and self-limiting, there are differences regarding the risk factors, the prognosis, and the development of epilepsy.

Published in Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

ISSN: 0004-282X (Print); 1678-4227 (Online)
Publisher: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)
Country of publisher: Brazil
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
Website: https://www.scielo.br/j/anp/

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