Seizures that occur during a febrile episode. It is a common condition, affecting 2-5% of children aged 3 months to five years. An autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance has been identified in some families. The majority are simple febrile seizures (generally defined as generalized onset, single seizures with a duration of less than 30 minutes). Complex febrile seizures are characterized by focal onset, duration greater than 30 minutes, and/or more than one seizure in a 24 hour period. The likelihood of developing epilepsy (i.e., a nonfebrile seizure disorder) following simple febrile seizures is low. Complex febrile seizures are associated with a moderately increased incidence of epilepsy. (From Menkes, Textbook of Child Neurology, 5th ed, p784)

Descriptor ID	D003294
MeSH Number(s)	C10.597.742.571 C23.888.592.742.571
Concept/Terms	Seizures, Febrile Seizures, Febrile Febrile Seizure Seizure, Febrile Febrile Seizures Pyrexial Seizure Pyrexial Seizures Seizure, Pyrexial Seizures, Pyrexial Pyrexial Convulsion Convulsion, Pyrexial Convulsions, Pyrexial Pyrexial Convulsions Febrile Fit Febrile Fits Fit, Febrile Fits, Febrile Fever Convulsion Convulsion, Fever Convulsions, Fever Fever Convulsions Fever Seizure Fever Seizures Seizure, Fever Seizures, Fever Convulsions, Febrile Convulsion, Febrile Febrile Convulsion Febrile Convulsions Febrile Convulsion Seizure Febrile Convulsion Seizures Seizure, Febrile Convulsion Seizures, Febrile Convulsion Seizure, Febrile, Simple Seizure, Febrile, Simple Seizure, Febrile, Complex Seizure, Febrile, Complex

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