Febrile seizures:

Patel, Nikhil; Ram, Dipak; Swiderska, Nina; Mewasingh, Leena; Newton, Richard; Offringa, Martin

doi:10.1136/bmj.h4240

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“…Febrile seizure is one of the most common disorders seen in early childhood [12], [13], and it is generally considered to exhibit a benign clinical course [12]. However, both of our patients developed sudden-onset febrile seizures and suffered hypoxemic respiratory failure just after the cessation of their seizures.…”

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confidence: 68%

“…There has only been one report about NPE caused by febrile seizures [3]. Febrile seizure is one of the most common childhood disorders encountered in emergency departments (ED) [12], [13] and is considered to generally exhibit a benign clinical course [12]. However, if respiratory distress due to NPE occurs, febrile seizures might provoke serious adverse outcomes.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Neurogenic pulmonary edema combined with febrile seizures in early childhood—A report of two cases

Tasaka

Matsubara

Hori

et al. 2016

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Neurogenic pulmonary edema (NPE) is a clinical entity that can occur following central nervous system disorders. However, NPE occurs quite rarely in early childhood, and there has only been one report about pediatric NPE associated with febrile seizures. Two cases are reported here. One case involved a 2-year-old girl who presented with febrile seizures, which rapidly progressed to severe NPE. Since the NPE occurred in the emergency department room, the patient was able to be resuscitated via immediate endotracheal intubation. The other case involved an 11-month-old boy who developed respiratory distress following a 50-min episode of febrile status epilepticus. Both patients required respiratory management in the intensive care unit. However their conditions were dramatically improved within several days and fully recovered without any sequelae.

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confidence: 68%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Neurogenic pulmonary edema combined with febrile seizures in early childhood—A report of two cases

Tasaka

Matsubara

Hori

et al. 2016

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“…Causation of FS is believed to be multifactorial with both environmental and genetic factors (16). Oxidative stress and the decreased functioning of antioxidative defense mechanisms are suggested to be involved in seizure disorders (17,18).…”

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Serum Selenium and Copper Levels in Children with Simple Febrile Seizure and Viral Infections

Balcı

Yılmaz

2014

Pediatric Practice and Research

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ÖZETAmaç: Sağlıklı bir sinir sistemi için eser elementler son derece önemlidir. Eser elementlerin düzeyi viral enfeksiyonlar ve ateşli nöbetler sırasında değişiklik gösterir. Bu çalışmanın amacı febril nöbet ve viral enfeksiyonu olan çocukların serum selenyum ve bakır düzeylerini belirlemektir.Gereç yöntem: Basit febril konvülziyon geçiren ve viral enfeksiyonu saptanan 40 çocuk çalışmaya alındı. Kontrol grubu olarak ise ateşi ve viral enfeksiyonu olup nöbet geçirmeyen 40 çocuk seçildi. Her iki gruptan alınan serum örnekleri ölçüldü ve karşılaştırıldı.Bulgular: Basit febril konvülziyon grubunda serum selenyum düzeyleri istatistiksel anlamlı olarak düşük bulundu( p=0.043). Selenyum ve bakır düzeyleri ile yaş, cinsiyet, vücut kitle indeksi, nöbet süresi ve ateş yüksekliği arasında ilişki saptanmadı.Sonuç: Basit febril konvülziyon geçiren çocuklarda selenyum düzeyinin düşük olması oksidatif hasar ve antioksidan savunma mekanizmalarının aktifleşmesine bağlı olabilir. Selenyum düzeyindeki anlamlı düşüklük febril nöbetleri başlatabileceği gibi nöbetin tekrarlamasına da neden olabilir. Basit ve tekrarlayan febril nöbetlerde selenyum düzeyini araştıran çalışmalara ihtiyaç vardır.Anahtar kelimeler: Febril konvülziyon, selenyum, bakır, çocuk ABSTRACT Purpose: Trace elements are essential for a healthy nervous system. Their levels are shown to be affected in both viral infections and febrile seizures. The aim of this study is to evaluate the serum selenium and copper levels in children with febrile seizures and viral infection.Method: This study consisted of 40 patients with simple febrile seizures and viral infection (study group) and 40 patients with fever and viral infection (control group). Serum samples were collected for selenium and copper from the study group within one hour following seizure. The serum samples were measured and compared.Results: Serum selenium levels were significantly lower in the simple febrile seizure group (p=0.043). There was no significant relation between selenium and copper levels with age, sex, body mass index, degree of fever or duration of febrile seizure.Conclusion: Significantly decreased levels of selenium in children with simple febrile seizures may be the result of oxidative damage and the activation of antioxidant defense mechanisms. The lower serum levels of selenium in patients with SFS may trigger FS or may contribute to its recurrence. Further studies are required to assess selenium levels comparing simple and recurrent febrile seizures.

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“…It is a relief to see that some specialists have begun to there currently is no role for prophylactic antiepileptic drugs in preventing recurrent febrile seizures [37]. Preventing and curing the disease is the main method and means of traditional Chinese medicine.…”

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Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine for Epilepsy Treatment Should Be Administered According to the Seizure Type and Epileptic Syndrome

Cai¹

2017

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Traditional Chinese herbal medicine (TCHM) has long been used to treat epilepsy. Although many clinical trials and animal studies have seemingly demonstrated its effect, the question of whether TCHM is efficacious in epileptic patients has not been certified because of insufficient supportive evidence. This insufficient supportive evidence stems from the fact that most of the current studies regarding TCHM for epilepsy treatment are not designed according to the different seizure types and epileptic syndromes (STESs). Here, we explore the reasons why many studies have not considered the various STESs and explain how to treat epilepsy according to the pharmacological mechanism for different STESs and exploit the advantage of TCHM for epilepsy treatment. Then, we explain how we treat epilepsy using TCHM according to the different STESs and Bian Zheng Lun Zi.

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Febrile seizures:

Cited by 124 publications

References 23 publications

Neurogenic pulmonary edema combined with febrile seizures in early childhood—A report of two cases

Neurogenic pulmonary edema combined with febrile seizures in early childhood—A report of two cases

Serum Selenium and Copper Levels in Children with Simple Febrile Seizure and Viral Infections

Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine for Epilepsy Treatment Should Be Administered According to the Seizure Type and Epileptic Syndrome

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