Nosology of febrile convulsions Febrile convulsions have been defined as follows: 'An event in infancy or childhood, usually recurring 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 suffered a previous non-febrile seizure are excluded."
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