Predictors for the recurrent febrile seizures after the first complex febrile seizures
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Febrile seizures.
BACKGROUND Febrile convulsions, or febrile seizures, are frequently encountered in paediatrics, and despite often being self limiting, these seizures strike fear in the hearts of patients' carers. OBJECTIVE This article reviews the assessment and management of febrile seizures in children. DISCUSSION The initial assessment of a child who convulses with fever should be directed at finding a ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Paediatrica Indonesiana
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2338-476X,0030-9311
DOI: 10.14238/pi46.5.2006.204-8