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Question: Among children treated in the emergency department for a first complex febrile seizure, what is the risk of intracranial pathology requiring immediate intervention?
Question type: Diagnosis
Study design: Retrospective cohort
To estimate the risk of intracranial pathology among children presenting with their first complex febrile seizure (CFS), investigators from Children’s Hospital Boston reviewed data on emergency department (ED) visits between 1995 and 2008 for patients aged 6 to 60 months presenting with their first CFS. A CFS was defined as a seizure which lasted >15 minutes, had focal features, or recurred …
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