While convulsions associated with fever represent a serious problem in pediatric medicine, conventional animal models of febrile convulsions suffer numerous technical limitations. A microwave-hyperthermia model that eliminates these problems was tested. Microwave energy was used to increase the core
Febrile and afebrile convulsions: a clinical follow-up
โ Scribed by Lorenzo Pavone; Vanna Galli; Renata Rizzo; Vanna Ciccarone; Mariadonatella Cocuzza; Giovan Battista Cavazzuti; Felicia Gregorio
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 233 KB
- Volume
- 9
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0256-7040
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โฆ Synopsis
A joint study was performed on 204 children who suffered separate febrile (FS) and afebrile seizures (aFS) within a short space of time to evaluate the risk of subsequent convulsive crises. The data obtained revealed frequent recurrence of seizures and high risk of subsequent convulsive afebrile crises in these children.
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