Background: Febrile seizures (FS) occur in 5% of children with 6 to 60 months ages. Many investigations are being performed, one of them is EEG. This study was done to determine EEG in recurrent simple and complex febrile seizures. Methods: In this descriptive, cross sectional study, we evaluated 86 patients with recurrent and complex febrile seizure admitted to neurology ward in Ali-Asghar ...

Introduction: Febrile seizure is the most common type of seizure that occurs in 3– 4% of children below the age of 5 years. The purpose of this study was to determine the frequency of recurrence of febrile and afebrile seizures after the first febrile seizure. Methods: In a descriptive prospective study, 139 children (6months to 6years old) admitted between March 2004and August 2005 at Yazd Sh...

 In a cross sectional study over a period of two years (Sep 1997-Sep 1999), 107 children with febrile convulsion were evaluated in Firooz-Abadi Hospital.   The mean age of first occurrence of febrile convulsion was 20.5 ± 9.8 months and for children with a family history of febrile seizure was 14.8 ±8.02 months.   In those without a family history the mean age were 22.1±9.7 months.   A male pre...

Abstract Backgraound: Febrile seizure is the most common pediatric neurologic problem. The purpose of this study was to determine the frequency and related risk factors for subsequent afebrile seizures after the first febrile seizure in children. Methods: In a longitudinal study , all children aged 6 months to 6years with first febrile seizure admitted between March 2004 to August 2005 t...