| A Clinical Study of Febrile Convulsion and Factors Related to Recurrence. |
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Soo Gi Kang, Myung Hee Yoon, Hyung Ja Park, Shinna Kim |
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Department of Pediatrics, Dong Boo City Hospital, Seoul, Korea |
| 열성경련의 임상적 고찰 및 재발에 관계되는 요인 |
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강수기, 윤명희, 박형자, 김신나 |
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서울시립 동부병원 소아과 |
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Received: 15 December 1989 • Accepted: 20 March 1990 |
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| Abstract |
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65 Cases of febrile convulsion were reviewed in terms of their clinical pictures and factors related
to their recurrences.
Seemingly related factors are:
1) age of first episode: The age of first ipisode was under 12months of age in 11.4% of initial cases
and 46.7% of recurrent cases.
2) family history of convulsive disorder: There were family history of convulsive disorder in 23.4%
of recurrent cases, compare to 2.9% of initial cases.
3) duration of episode: Duration of episode was less than 5mins in 71.5% of initial cases, whereas
it was only 46.7% in recurrent cases. |
| Key Words:
Febrile convulsion, recurrence |
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