Febrile seizures: clinical manifestations, anticonvulsive therapy, outcome

Aksu, Fuat; Püst, B.

doi:10.1007/s00112-007-1500-2

Cited by 1 publication

(1 citation statement)

References 30 publications

(10 reference statements)

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Epileptic seizures account for a large percentage of emergency medical interventions in children; most cases are of febrile seizures. Febrile seizures are common and usually harmless (19), but the rarer differential diagnoses, including meningitis, traumatic brain injury, and severe dehydration, should always be borne in mind (e13). The treatment consists of the rectal administration of diazepam (5 mg for children weighing less than 15 kg, 10 mg for children weighing more than 15 kg); if the seizure does not stop within 5 minutes, rectal diazepam should be repeated before diazepam or clonazepam is given intravenously (e-Table ).…”

Section: Seizurementioning

confidence: 99%

Principles of Pediatric Emergency Care

Meyburg¹,

Bernhard²,

Hoffmann³

et al. 2009

Deutsches Ärzteblatt International

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background: Children account for only a small percentage of pre-hospital emergency patients but are a special challenge for the treating physician.Methods: The Medline database was selectively searched for articles appearing up to June 2009. The authors added other important litera ture of which they were aware.Results: The broad spectrum of diseases, the wide age range with the physiological and anatomical changes that occur in it, and the special psychological, emotional, and communicative features of children make pediatric emergencies a special challenge for emergency physicians.Conclusions: A mastery of basic emergency techniques including clinical evaluation of the child, establishment of venous access, airway man agement, resuscitation, and drug dosing is essential for the successful emergency treatment of children. We recommend classifying the common non-traumatic pediatric emergencies by four cardinal manifestations: respiratory distress, altered consciousness, seizure, and shock. Classifying these rare emergency situations in this way helps assure that their treatment will be goal-oriented and appropriate to the special needs of sick children.

show abstract

Section: Seizurementioning

confidence: 99%