febrile convulsions

Fever seizures that last a long time (also known as febrile convulsions).

In children between the ages of 6 months and 6 years, febrile convulsions may occur.

Thirty six people had serious adverse events, including anaphylaxis and febrile convulsions.

Febrile convulsions are an example of seizures bound to a particular precipitant.

Fever seizures (febrile convulsions) are the most common cause of a single seizure, especially in children.

Meanwhile, in the midst of all this, Jay, Susan says, woke up each morning having strange, almost febrile convulsions.

These include hepatitis, febrile convulsions, and encephalitis.

Certain manufacturers' vaccines aren't being offered to the vulnerable under-fives, owing to worries about a slightly higher risk of febrile convulsions.

Fever seizures (febrile convulsions).

The project launched with a story investigating the suspension of a childhood immunisation program following many instances of childhood febrile convulsions in Australia.

Two of 29 patients called to a study involving hippocampal sclerosis, a neuronal loss associated with febrile convulsions, had evidence of pachygyria in their imaging results.

Epileptic seizures can occur in someone who does not have epilepsy - as a consequence of head injury, drug overdose, toxins, eclampsia or febrile convulsions, for example.

Although this theory needs confirmation, some studies have pointed to human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) as a possible link between febrile convulsions and later MTLE.

A late-1980s trial in Britain of a form of the MMR vaccine containing the Urabe mumps strain produced three cases of probably associated febrile convulsions per 1,000 vaccinations.

This can cause, in rare cases, febrile convulsions (also known as febrile seizures or "fever fits") due to the sudden rise in body temperature, but in many cases the child appears normal.

Children who suffer from ES, caused by an HHV-6B infection, experience fevers lasting 3 to 5 days; rashes on the torso, neck, and face; and sometimes febrile convulsions, however, the symptoms are not always present together.

But given the reality that many do not, having at least some understanding of how to deal with accidents - and the book ranges far and wide, covering issues as diverse as electric shocks, febrile convulsions, fainting and cot death - is better than none.

Children with febrile convulsions are more likely to suffer from a febrile epileptic attack in the future if they have a complex febrile seizure, a family history of a febrile convulsions in first-degree relatives (a parent or sibling), or a preconvulsion history of abnormal neurological signs or developmental delay.