OSLO, Norway — Recurrent febrile seizures in children are associated with a higher risk of psychiatric disorders and epilepsy in later life, new research shows. Danish investigators found the 30-year ...

Recurrent febrile seizures in children are associated with an elevated risk for epilepsy and psychiatric disorders, with increased mortality among individuals who developed epilepsy, according to ...

Febrile seizures (febrile convulsions) are fits that can happen when a child has fever. They are the most common type of seizure in paediatric age group. They most commonly happen between the ages of ...

On an otherwise unordinary night in June 2021, Lindsay Moll heard a strange gurgling sound from her 17-month-old son's bedroom. “I opened the door to hear the gurgling noise even louder. ... I looked ...

Children are very sensitive and equally vulnerable to diseases and infection. Infants can especially catch infection very quickly as their immune system is not fully developed and is comparatively ...

"Our results show that fever and petechial rashes are still essential warning signs associated with higher rates of sepsis and meningitis than in other febrile children."—Kohlmaier et al., Acta ...

Patients with recurrent fever can present a particular challenge to the practicing rheumatologist. Diagnosis and appropriate management require familiarity with the unique clinical characteristics and ...

The risk of febrile convulsions increases with the child's fever, and children who suffer from repeated febrile convulsions during their first year of life have an increased risk of developing ...