TY - JOUR T1 - Febrile Seizures in Children JF - Practical Neurology JO - Pract Neurol SP - 78 LP - 85 DO - 10.1046/j.1474-7766.2003.03111.x VL - 3 IS - 2 AU - Mohamad A. Mikati AU - Amal C. Rahi Y1 - 2003/04/01 UR - http://pn.bmj.com/content/3/2/78.abstract N2 - Febrile seizures are seizures that occur between the age of 3 months and 5 years, with a temperature of 38 °C or higher, and which are not the result of central nervous system infection or any metabolic imbalance. They are either simple (referred to as typical) or complex (atypical): A simple febrile seizure is a primary generalized, usually tonic-clonic attack, associated with fever, lasting no more than 15 min, and not recurring within a 24-h period.Complex febrile seizures, on the other hand, are more prolonged, focal, and/or recur within 24 hours (Baumann & Duffner 2000). Between 2 and 5% of neurologically healthy infants and children experience at least one, usually simple, febrile seizure. CLINICAL COURSE AND LONG-TERM PROGNOSIS The risk of recurrenceThe only definite risk associated with simple febrile seizures is recurrence. This occurs in 30% of those experiencing a first episode, in 50% after two ER -