Temporal lobe epilepsy -- not a consequence of childhood febrile convulsions in Denmark.
Temporal lobe epilepsy in particular has been considered a consequence of childhood febrile convulsions. Previous studies have dealt with populations of epileptic children. This retrospective, follow-up study concerns 362 children with a primary diagnosis of febrile convulsions. 4% developed epilepsy. When followed into early adulthood one half of those remitted. The incidence of temporal lobe epilepsy among the none-remitters did not differ from that of a random population of epileptics.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003718:Denmark; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012640:Seizures / Q000150:complications*; D003294:Seizures, Febrile / Q000150:complications*