Author/Editor		Bessiso, MS; Cindro, L; Neubauer, D; Trontelj, JV; al-Busairi, S; Bushnak, R; al-Mansoor, S; Hammuri, M; al-Rashied, AA; Ravnik, I
Title		Prognosis and risk factors in febrile convulsions: a prospective study of 150 children in Kuwait
Type		članek
Source		Neuroepidemiology
Vol. and No.		Letnik 9, št. 2
Publication year		1990
Volume		str. 78-87
Language		eng
Abstract		One hundred and fifty children with febrile convulsions (FC) were followed up for 3-10 years. They were divided into two groups: group A consisted of 120 children whose disorder was under control, and group B 30 patients in whom the disorder was not under control. Risk factors for uncontrolled FC and later development of epilepsy were looked into. In group A, 8 patients (6.6 percent) developed epilepsy, while another 3 (2.5 percent) had a single afebrile seizure. In group B, 10 (33.3 percent) children developed epilepsy, while 1 (3.3 percent) had a single afebrile seizure. The difference in the later occurrence of epilepsy between the two groups was statistically significant.
Descriptors		CONVULSIONS, FEBRILE ANTICONVULSANTS CHILD, PRESCHOOL CONVULSIONS, FEBRILE INFANT KUWAIT PROGNOSIS PROSPECTIVE STUDIES RISK FACTORS