Suppressive Effects of Docosahexaenoic Acid Intake on Increased Seizure Susceptibility after Growth Due to Febrile Seizures in Infancy
Shinji Kawano,
Kouichi Itoh,
Yasuhiro Ishihara
Abstract:Febrile seizures are seizures accompanied by a fever and frequently occur in children six months to five years of age. Febrile seizures are classified as simple or complex, and complex febrile seizures increase the risk of temporal lobe epilepsy after growth. Therefore, it is important to interfere with epileptogenesis after febrile seizures to prevent post-growth epilepsy. The present study challenged nutritional intervention using docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). Febrile seizures were induced in mice at the age o… Show more
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