When your child with epilepsy die suddenly: febrile seizures are part of the process?

Febrile seizures (FS) affect almost 2-5% of children and factors related to an increase susceptibility of children to FS may involve an imbalance of inflammatory cytokines and genetic factors. FS had low morbidity, but may be associated with the occurrence of late chronic epilepsy. Here we describe...

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Main Authors: V C Terra, H R Machado, A C Sakamoto, R M Arida, F A Scorza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 2011-01-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2011000300022&lng=en&tlng=en
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Summary:Febrile seizures (FS) affect almost 2-5% of children and factors related to an increase susceptibility of children to FS may involve an imbalance of inflammatory cytokines and genetic factors. FS had low morbidity, but may be associated with the occurrence of late chronic epilepsy. Here we describe factors related to FS and its possible correlation with SUDEP.
ISSN:1678-4227