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Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1990;33(6):772-779. Published online June 30, 1990.

A Clinical Study of Febrile Convulsion and Factors Related to Recurrence.

Soo Gi Kang¹, Myung Hee Yoon¹, Hyung Ja Park¹, Shinna Kim¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Dong Boo City Hospital, Seoul, Korea

Received: December 15, 1989;  Accepted: March 20, 1990.

Abstract

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.

Keywords :Febrile convulsion, recurrence