PPT-Febrile Seizures/Convulsions

Dr M Anas Asstt Professor Atfal pediatrics AKTC AMU Definition Febrile seizures are the commonest provoked seizures affecting 35 children They are accompanied by fever gt 38. Ryan . Em. C. . Dalman. MD MBA - 070070. “Co-co-co-com . Bulsyon. !”. “. ehem. …”. Outline. Objectives. Case Presentation. Case . Discussion. Objectives. Present a case of Simple Febrile Seizures. The infant was noted to be coughing with nasal catarrh for the last 5 days. Hours before the seizure episode, his temperature was taken to be 38.9C. . Perinatal. and postnatal histories were unremarkable. . Helen Petousis-Harris, . Nikki Turner. , Tracey Poole, . Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care. Immunisation Advisory Centre. University of . A. uckland. Co-investigators: Robert Booy, Gary Reynolds. Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services and Your Local Health Department. Febrile Seizures. Reference: American Academy of Pediatrics. www.healthychildren.org. What is a Febrile Seizure?. DR.ADRIANA MOCANU. SEIZURES and . EPILEPSIES . Definition.  . . Seizure. - sudden . episode, stereotyped. , with changes in motor activity , behavior, . sezitivo. -sensory activity, emotional activity and often of . Dr. Pushpa Raj Sharma FCPS. Professor of Child Health. Institute of Medicine. Definitions. Seizure:. A sudden, involuntary, time-limited alteration in behavior, motor activity, autonomic function, consciousness, or sensation, accompanied by an abnormal electrical discharge in the brain. Floating hospital for children at. Tufts medical center. May 9, 2019. Pediatric emergency medicine, echo lecture. Evaluation and Management of Pediatric Seizures. Objectives. To define seizures and epilepsy. Febrile Seizures. When to Image Based on . Choosing . Wisely. ®. . and ACR Appropriateness . Criteria. ®. What Is R-SCAN?. 2. C. ollaborative activity . for referring clinicians and radiologists to improve patient . yr. of age and are often, owing to their brevity, overlooked by parents for many months even though they can occur up to hundreds of times per day. The characteristic of the attack is a brief . arrest. Case:. 2 year old. Second seizure. Now resolved. GCS 6. 36.6 HR 146 cap refill < 2 sec RR 12 . sats. 90%. A) List . four (4) risk factors that increase the recurrence rate of a further febrile . convulsion:. 504 1 - i n d u c e dmyoclonus or febrile myoclonus is poorly recognized and has only 2 P A 1A23-month-old female presented to the Emergency Roomwith a 24-hour history of fever, lethargy and brief gen etal. Pseudo-Petit Mal Dischargeplaying a key role in the recurrence of FS in the presence of PPMD, and also to indicate that PPMD is a marker of favorable prognosis in reported that the prevalence o Inclusion Criteria or recurrent febrile seizures s of age ICU status, trauma, chronic systemic illness Complex Febrile Seizure Prolonged duratio�n 5 minutes or focal At onset of febrile illne The clinical diagnosis of epilepsy usually requires the occurrence of at least 1 unprovoked epileptic seizure with either a second such seizure or enough EEG and clinical information to convincingly demonstrate an enduring predisposition to develop recurrences.