title: Febrile convulsions.
abstract: Febrile convulsions occur in 3.4 percent of children but are rarely a harbinger of epilepsy. However, children who have two or more uncomplicated, noncomplex or "simple" febrile convulsions should receive anticonvulsant therapy. Phenobarbital is recommended for children who have a single febrile convulsion that is unilateral or focal and lasts more than 15 minutes. It is also recommended for cases involving multiple convulsions in one day, a physical or neurologic abnormality or a subnormal or suboptimal developmental history.
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010634:Phenobarbital / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011379:Prognosis; D012640:Seizures; D003294:Seizures, Febrile / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D010634:Phenobarbital