title: Complex febrile seizures: a practical guide to evaluation and treatment.
abstract: Febrile seizures are the most common type of childhood seizures, affecting 2% to 5% of children. A complex febrile seizure is one with focal onset, one that occurs more than once during a febrile illness, or one that lasts more than 10 to 15 minutes. Confusion still exists on the proper evaluation of a child presenting with a complex febrile seizure. There are ongoing research attempts to determine the link between complex febrile seizures and epilepsy. Further clarification and understanding of this disorder would be of great benefit to primary care providers and child neurologists.
authors.affiliation: Division of Child Neurology, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205, USA. anup.patel@nationwidechildrens.org
authors.forename: Anup D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vidaurre
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000008:administration & dosage; D019091:Critical Pathways; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003975:Diazepam / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012307:Risk Factors; D012598:Sclerosis; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D003294:Seizures, Febrile / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D013226:Status Epilepticus / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000473:pathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D003975:Diazepam
keywords: antiepileptic; complex; epilepsy; febrile; mesial temporal sclerosis; seizure