Disease or Syndrome
febrile convulsion
Subclass of:
Seizures
Definitions related to febrile convulsions:
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(febrile seizure) A seizure occurring in infants and young children that occurs in the setting of fever.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(seizures, febrile) 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)NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(febrile seizure (within the age range of 3 months to 6 years)) A febrile seizure is any type of seizure (most often a generalized tonic-clonic seizure) occurring with fever (at least 38 degrees Celsius) but in the absence of central nervous system infection, severe metabolic disturbance or other alternative precipitant in children between the ages of 3 months and 6 years.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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Febrile seizures are diagnosed in children 6 months to 5 years of age who have fever > 38� C that is not caused by a central nervous system infection and who have had no previous afebrile seizures. Diagnosis is clinical after exclusion of other causes. Treatment of seizures lasting < 5 minutes is supportive. Seizures lasting ? 5 minutes...Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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Febrile seizures are the most common type of seizures observed in the pediatric age group. Although described by the ancient Greeks, it was not until this century that febrile seizures were recognized as a distinct syndrome separate from epilepsy.WebMD, 2019
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A febrile seizure is a convulsion in a child caused by a spike in body temperature, often from an infection. They occur in young children with normal development without a history of neurologic symptoms. It can be frightening when your child has a febrile seizure, and the few minutes it lasts can seem like an eternity. Fortunately,...Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
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�A febrile seizure is defined as an event in infancy or childhood, usually occurring between 3 months and 5 years of age, associated with fever but without evidence of intracranial infection or defined cause. Seizures with fever in children who have experienced a previous nonfebrile seizure are excluded. Febrile seizures should be...Athenahealth, Inc., 2019
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