OUTCOME AND TRANSFORMATION OF FEBRILE SEIZURES IN CHILDREN (DATA OF SVT. LUKA'S INSTITUTE OF CHILD NEUROLOGY & EPILEPSY)

Abstract

According to definition, febrile seizures — benign, age-dependent, genetically predisposed condition in which the brain is susceptible to epileptic seizures, occurring in response to the fever. The article presents the outcome and trans­formation of febrile seizures in children by data of Svt. Luka's Institute of child neurology & epilepsy. The authors found, thatfebrile seizures can occur at onset of 21 epileptic syndromes with different etiologic factors and outcome. The clini­cal characteristics, EEG and neuroimaging data, as well as the effectiveness of antiepileptic drugs and prognosis of dif­ferentforms of epilepsy with febrile seizures in history are described in detail.

Keywords

• febrileseizures
• epilepsy
• diagnostics
• therapy