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Prognosis of infantile hyperpyretic convulsion

Febrile convulsion is due to high fever and convulsions, General initial attacks in children between the ages of 1 month to 5-6, found in upper respiratory tract infection or other infectious diseases more than body temperature 38 ℃ when, suddenly, attacks are often short, no neurological symptoms and signs after the attack.


Febrile convulsion is the most common type of convulsion in children, about 2% per cent of children under 5 had more than 1 of febrile convulsion. Convulsion leave sequelae do? in General, most of the prognosis is good, after the age of 6 are no longer attack, do not leave neurological sequelae. But some of the children (approximately 5% per cent) left after mental retardation, epilepsy and neurological abnormal behavior.

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