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Prenatal and perinatal antecedents of febrile seizures
Author(s) -
Nelson Karin B.,
Ellenberg Jonas H.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
annals of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.764
H-Index - 296
eISSN - 1531-8249
pISSN - 0364-5134
DOI - 10.1002/ana.410270206
Subject(s) - medicine , family history , risk factor , epilepsy , population , febrile seizure , pediatrics , complication , psychiatry , surgery , environmental health
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.