A Prospective Study of Recurrent Febrile Seizures
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- 15 October 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 327 (16) , 1122-1127
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199210153271603
Abstract
Febrile seizures occur in 2 to 4 percent of all children, approximately one third of whom will have recurrent febrile seizures. Little is known about predictors of recurrence.Keywords
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