Febrile seizure. Caring for patients--and their parents
Monsen, R.F.; Graham, W.M.; Snell, G.F.
Postgraduate Medicine 90(2): 217-8 221-6
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0032-5481 PMID: 1862044 Document Number: 381417
Management of febrile seizure involves diagnosis and treatment of the underlying cause and assessment of risk factors for recurrence. What should physicians tell anxious parents about this frightening occurrence? Is prophylaxis with anticonvulsant agents appropriate? The authors address these questions and discuss the changing approach to management of febrile seizure.
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