Evaluation and management of febrile seizures in the out-of-hospital and emergency department settings
| Autor: | Claudia Gold, Marianne Gausche-Hill, Sharon E. Mace, Joseph Zibulewsky, Craig H Warden |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
| Předmět: |
Emergency Medical Services
medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics medicine.diagnostic_test Lumbar puncture business.industry Infant Physical examination Emergency department Neurological disorder medicine.disease Seizures Febrile Child Preschool Epidemiology Emergency Medicine medicine Emergency medical services Humans Emergency Service Hospital Intensive care medicine business Meningitis Encephalitis |
| Zdroj: | Annals of Emergency Medicine. 41:215-222 |
| ISSN: | 0196-0644 |
| DOI: | 10.1067/mem.2003.48 |
| Popis: | Febrile seizures are the most common seizures seen in children younger than 5 years old. Out-of-hospital and emergency department providers need to be familiar with the principles of the evaluation and management of this common disorder. Most febrile seizures are brief, do not require any specific treatment or extensive workup, and have a benign prognosis. Recognizing the pattern of a simple febrile seizure in young children is important to limit interventions and to reassure parents. Patients with febrile seizures are not at higher risk for serious bacterial illnesses than similarly aged febrile patients. Excluding meningitis and encephalitis are the primary clinical interventions through a thorough history and physical examination and, occasionally, a lumbar puncture. Reassuring parents of patients with febrile seizures and arranging primary care follow-up are important roles for the emergency physician. |
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