title: Children with a history of atypical febrile seizures show abnormal steady state visual evoked potential brain responses.
abstract: Atypical febrile seizures (FSs) are considered a risk factor for the onset of epilepsy in later life as well as for potential cognitive impairment. However, distinctive characteristics defining the group of children at risk for negative outcomes are not well established. In the following study, children from 6 to 59 months with a history of atypical FSs were investigated using steady state visual evoked potentials (ssVEP), a brain response known to increase with age. Abnormally, low theta and alpha ssVEP brain responses were found in children with a history of atypical FSs.
authors: CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center, University of Montreal, Canada.
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Sheppard
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Birca
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Carmant
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Lortie
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Vannassing
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Lassonde
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Lippé
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005074:Evoked Potentials, Visual / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010775:Photic Stimulation; D003294:Seizures, Febrile / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology*