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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
2
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1991-7-25
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pubmed:abstractText |
During a scheduled visit to the school physician, the number of children with a history of febrile seizures was determined in 3570 children attending primary schools in the suburban area of the city of Rotterdam. At the age of 6 years, 140 had experienced at least one febrile seizure (3.9%, 95% confidence interval 3.3% to 4.5%). Of these, 19 (14%) had experienced a recurrent seizure during the same febrile illness. Recurrent seizures in subsequent fever episodes occurred in 26%. The median age at onset was 18 months. One-third of the children had visited the hospital directly after the seizure, and 6% had used anticonvulsant drugs for at least 6 months. Of all the children, 5.4% had a positive first-degree family history of febrile seizures. Children with a positive family history were at a 4.5-fold increased risk of experiencing febrile seizures. Since in this study a generally accepted definition of febrile seizures was used, the estimated prevalence in Dutch school-children may well be compared with prevalence rates found in the United States and Great Britain.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Apr
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pubmed:issn |
0269-5022
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
5
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
181-8
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:2052480-Child,
pubmed-meshheading:2052480-Child, Preschool,
pubmed-meshheading:2052480-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:2052480-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:2052480-Infant,
pubmed-meshheading:2052480-Infant, Newborn,
pubmed-meshheading:2052480-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:2052480-Netherlands,
pubmed-meshheading:2052480-Prevalence,
pubmed-meshheading:2052480-Seizures, Febrile
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pubmed:year |
1991
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Prevalence of febrile seizures in Dutch schoolchildren.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Pediatrics, Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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