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Article: The child with a febrile seizure.(Disease/Disorder overview)
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- Pediatrics for Parents
- Article date:
- March 1, 2008
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Background
Febrile seizures are common, with two to five percent of children in North America experiencing at least one febrile seizure, the majority of which (at least two-thirds) are simple febrile seizures. The usual age range is between six months and five years of age, with the peak between 18 and 24 months. In 1993, the International League Against Epilepsy defined febrile seizure as "an epileptic seizure occurring in childhood associated with fever, but without evidence of intracranial infection or defined cause. Seizures with fever in children who have experienced a previous nonfebrile seizure are excluded."
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