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Febrile convulsions in children.
The term febrile convulsion is not a diagnostic entity. It simply describes any seizure that occurs in response to a febrile stimulus. It usually occurs between the age of 3 months and 5 years and occurs in 2-4% of young children. The typical febrile convulsion is a generalized tonic clonic seizure lasting between a few seconds and 15 minutes, followed by a period of drowsiness. Febrile seizure...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1867
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.2.343.59