Vol. 19 No. 2 (2021)
An Approach To:

Approach to: Febrile seizures

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  • Anita Dabirzadeh
Anita Dabirzadeh
McGill University Faculty of Medicine
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.26443/mjm.v19i1.317

Published 2021-07-12

Keywords

  • Pediatrics,
  • Seizure,
  • Neurology,
  • Infectious Disease,
  • Febrile Illness

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Dabirzadeh A. Approach to: Febrile seizures. McGill J Med [Internet]. 2021 Jul. 12 [cited 2025 Oct. 17];19(2). Available from: https://mjm.mcgill.ca/article/view/317

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Abstract

Febrile seizures are the most common neurological condition of childhood. They are defined as seizures occurring between 6-months to 6-years of age, associated with a fever, in a child without any evidence of an intracranial or other definable cause. This aritcle provides an approach to diagnosis and treatment of febrile seizures intended for pre-clinical and clinical students. 

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