Childhood-onset epilepsy with and without preceding febrile seizures
Berg A, Shinnar S, Levy S, Testa F. Childhood-onset epilepsy with and without preceding febrile seizures. Neurology 1999, 53: 1742-1748. PMID: 10563622, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.53.8.1742.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFebrile seizuresSimple febrile seizuresLocalization-related epilepsyTemporal lobe epilepsyOnset of epilepsyLobe epilepsyPrior febrile seizuresTime of diagnosisChildhood-onset epilepsyComplex febrile seizuresChildhood absence epilepsyCohort of childrenAge-dependent susceptibilityInitial MRIHippocampal atrophyAbsence epilepsyAbsence seizuresDegree relativesFamily historyEpilepsySeizuresChild's epilepsyYounger ageChildrenPositive association