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1
Q

Children in what age range are typically affected by febrile seizures?

A

6 months to 5 years

2
Q

What proportion of children will at some point in their life have a febrile convulsion?

A

3 - 5%

3
Q

How long do febrile seizures tend to last?

A

Usually brief, less than 5 minutes

Simple seizures always last less than 15 mins

Complex febrile seizures will last more than 15 mins

4
Q

What type of seizures are febrile seizures?

A

Tonic-clonic seizure

OR

Generalised clonic

5
Q

What are the features of simple febrile seizures (rather than complex febrile seizures)?

A

Last less than 15 mins

Tonic-clonic

Doesn’t reoccur in following 24 hours or within current period of child illness

6
Q

What are the features of complex febrile seizures (rather than simple febrile seizures)?

A

One or more of following features:

  • Seizure lasts longer than 15 minutes
  • Partial or focal seizure
  • Another seizure within 24 hours of the first seizure, or during the same period of illness
  • Child doesn’t fully recover from the seizure within one hour
7
Q

What do we say to parents regarding management of future seizures?

A

Give paracetamol - will not help seizure but will reduce fever

Call ambulance if lasts more than 5 minutes

Can train them to give rectal diazepam

8
Q

Are febrile seizures linked to epilepsy?

A

If simple seizures (no focal signs + lasts less than 15 minutes + single seizure) then 1% risk of developing epilepsy

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