Febrile Status Epilepticus

Michael Yoong, Rod Scott

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter

Abstract

Convulsive status epilepticus (CSE) in childhood is associated
with fever in up to 54% of patients (Raspall-Chaure
et al. 2007). The prognosis of CSE associated with fever
may be related to the cause of the fever (e.g., meningitis is
more likely to cause brain injury than an upper respiratory
tract infection) and to whether the child had had a preexisting
neurological condition. Therefore, it is important to
define different types of CSE associated with fever in order
to define mechanisms and outcomes of CSE associated
with fever.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAtlas of Epilepsies
PublisherSpringer
Pages533-536
Edition1st
Publication statusPublished - 2010

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