Treatment and prognosis of febrile seizures - UpToDate

{{configCtrl2.info.metaDescription}}

Febrile seizures: Treatment and prognosis Author:John J Millichap, MD, FAAP, FAAN Section Editor:Douglas R Nordli, Jr, MD Deputy Editors:John F Dashe, MD, PhDJames F Wiley, II, MD, MPH Literature review current through: Aug 2026. This topic last updated: Apr 29, 2026. INTRODUCTION Febrile seizures are the most common neurologic disorder of infants and young children, occurring in 2 to 5 percent of children younger than five years of age. They are an age-dependent phenomenon with a strong genetic predisposition. While often frightening to parents, caregivers, and witnesses, febrile…

related reading

• Frontiers | Effect of inactivated COVID-19 vaccines on seizure frequency in patients with epilepsy: A multicenter, prospective studyfrontiersin.org
• Electroencephalography - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
• Epilepsies: diagnosis and management - NCBI Bookshelfncbi.nlm.nih.gov
• Effect of inactivated COVID-19 vaccines on seizure frequency in patients with epilepsy: A multicenter, prospective studyfrontiersin.org
• Sensitivity and specificity of phrenic nerve electrophysiology to predict mechanical ventilation in the Guillain-Barré syndrome - PubMedpubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
• Urinary tract infections in infants older than one month and children younger than two years: Acute management, imaging, and prognosisuptodate.com
• Malformations of Cortical Developmentpmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
• Interleukin-6 Blockade as Rescue Therapy in Autoimmune Encephalitis - PMCncbi.nlm.nih.gov
• Volitional control of individual neurons in the human brainpmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
• Phenytoin - LiverTox - NCBI Bookshelfncbi.nlm.nih.gov
• Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome(PRES) - PMCncbi.nlm.nih.gov
• A battle is raging over long covid in children | MIT Technology Reviewtechnologyreview.com