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Febrile Convulsions

Known as: Febrile Convulsion Seizures, Seizures, Fever, convulsion fever 
Seizures that occur during a febrile episode. It is a common condition, affecting 2-5% of children aged 3 months to five years. An autosomal dominant… 
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EPILEPTIC ENCEPHALOPATHY, CHILDHOOD-ONSETEPILEPTIC ENCEPHALOPATHY, EARLY INFANTILE, 19Epilepsy, Myoclonic, InfantileFEBRILE CONVULSIONS, FAMILIAL, 1 (disorder)

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FEBRILE CONVULSIONS, FAMILIAL, 5FEBRILE CONVULSIONS, FAMILIAL, 7 (disorder)FEBRILE CONVULSIONS, FAMILIAL, 8Febrile Convulsions, Familial, 10

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FeverSeizuresnervous system disorder

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Review
1987
Review
1987
After empiric therapy: what to do until the granulocyte comes back.
The prompt initiation of empiric broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy when a granulocytopenic patient becomes febrile has become… 
1986
1986
Pulmonary involvement in Sweet's syndrome (acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis). Preleukemic and leukemic phases of acute myelogenous leukemia.
A 60-year-old man developed histologic lesions characteristic of acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis in skin and lung during… 
Review
1986
Review
1986
Monotherapy for empiric treatment of fever in granulocytopenic cancer patients.
Infection remains a major complication of severe granulocytopenia. The administration of empiric antibiotic therapy at the first… 
1981
1981
Effect of hemorrhage on fever: the putative role of vasopressin.
The effects of hemorrhage on the febrile response of the sheep was examined because hemorrhage is a potent stimulant for arginine… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Risk Factors Associated With Post Cesarean Section Febrile Morbidity
A high incidence of post cesarean section febrile morbidity has caused a number of investigators to recommend using prophylactic… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Letter: Febrile convulsions and pink drumheads.
Highly Cited
1958
Highly Cited
1958
ECHO Type 9 Virus Disease. Virologically Controlled Clinical and Epídemiologic Observations during 1957, Epidemic in Milwaukee with Notes on Concurrent Similar Diseases associated with Coxsackie. and…
Large numbers of febrile illnesses associated with a great variety of clinical manifestations occur among children and adults… 
1951
1951
Sodium restriction and cation exchange resin therapy in nephrotic children.
Programs of prevention or therapy of edema in nephrotic children in use at present still fail to resolve a number of problems… 
1950
1950
Histologic study of the brains of monkeys after experimental electric shock.
SINCE the introduction of electric shock in the treatment of certain mental disorders, numerous investigators have attempted to… 
1943
1943
NODULAR NONSUPPURATIVE PANNICULITIS
The purpose of this paper is to report the results of the first autopsy of a patient who died with acute lesions of relapsing…