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- Title
Prenatal and perinatal antecedents of febrile seizures.
- Authors
Nelson, Karin B.; Ellenberg, Jonas H.
- Abstract
We examined prenatal and perinatal characteristics as possible risk factors for febrile seizures in a large pediatric population. Family history was among the few identified factors that made an important contribution to vulnerablility to febrile seizures; however, no more than 6% of febrile seizures could be attributed to a characteristic of family history. Maternal illness, smoking history, and a few rare neonatal characteristics were associated with increases in risk. No complication of labor or delivery was an important risk factor for febrile seizures.
- Publication
Annals of Neurology, 1990, Vol 27, Issue 2, p127
- ISSN
0364-5134
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ana.410270206