Seasonal Distribution of Febrile Seizure and the Relationship with Respiratory and Enteric Viruses in Korean Children Based on Nationwide Registry Data

Febrile seizure is a benign convulsive disorder that affects 2 –8% of children between the ages of 6 months and 5 years [1,2] This disease is preceded by or accompanied with fever in the absence of other causes, such as central nervous system infection or metabolic disease [3]. The etiology of febrile seizures remains unclear, although fever, age, and genetic predisposition have been identified as major factors. In addition, multifactorial models based on genetic and environmental causes have been proposed recently [4].

Source: Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy - October 17, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Do Hoon Han, Yeong Kim Su, Mi Lee Na, Yong Yi Dae, Weon Yun Sin, Seok Lim In, Ahn Chae Soo Source Type: research