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Febrile seizures: Clinical and risk factors

Febril konvulsiyonlar: Klinik ve risk faktörleri

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88–91
Publication Date
2022-10-17
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Predictors in identifying children with very high risk of recurrence are young age at onset, family history of febrile seizures a first degree relative, a history of recurrent febrile sizures and a lower degree of fever at the onset of febrile conculsion are predictors for later epilepsy in children who have febril seizures.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Febrile seizures are most common convulsive event in childhood, occuring in 2 % to 5 % of all children.
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Key Findings & Data:The most important side of febrile convulsions for children is most children have an excellent prognosis.
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Conclusion & Impact:Predictors in identifying children with very high risk of recurrence are young age at onset, family history of febrile seizures a first degree relative, a history of recurrent febrile sizures and a lower degree of fever at the onset of febrile conculsion are predictors for later epilepsy in children who have febril seizures.
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Abstract

Febrile seizures are most common convulsive event in childhood, occuring in 2 % to 5 % of all children. The most important side of febrile convulsions for children is most children have an excellent prognosis. During follow up evaluation, the risk of epilepsy after a simple febrile seizure was shown to be only slightly higher than that of the general population, where as the chief risk associated with simple febrile seizures was recurrence in one third of the children. Predictors in identifying children with very high risk of recurrence are young age at onset, family history of febrile seizures a first degree relative, a history of recurrent febrile sizures and a lower degree of fever at the onset of febrile conculsion are predictors for later epilepsy in children who have febril seizures.

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Febril konvulsiyonlar, çocukluk çağındaki en sık konvulsif olay olup,tüm çocukların % 2.5'inde görülür. Çoğu çocukta prognoz oldukça iyidir. Basit febril konvulsiyonları takiben epilepsi gelişme riski, genel populasyondan hafifçe yüksek olup, basit febril konvulsiyonlardaki asıl problem üçte bir çocukta görülen nöbet rekürrensidir. Nöbetlerin erken yaşta başlaması, 1. derecedeki akrabalarda febril konvulsiyon hikayesi olması, rekürren febril konvulsiyonların oluşumu ve nöbetlerin düşük dereceli ateşler ile meydana gelmesi çocuklardaki rekürrens riskini artırır. Ailede epilepsi hikayesi olması, gelişimsel nörolojik anormallik bulunması ve nöbetlerin düşük dereceli ateşler ile meydana gelmesi febril konvulsiyonlu çocuklarda epilepsi gelişimi için riskli faktörlerdir.

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ÖZTÜRK, S., YILMAZ, Ç., AKTAY, N., ARIDAŞIR, Ö., ARSLAN, G., AKSÜYEK, E., BİÇER, S. (2022). Febrile seizures: Clinical and risk factors. Göztepe Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 18 - Sayı: 2, 88–91. https://ajindex.com/articles/526513

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