Prophylactic drug management for febrile seizures in children
BACKGROUND Febrile seizures occurring in a child older than one month during an episode of fever affect 2% to 4% of children in Great Britain and the United States and recur in 30%. Rapid-acting antiepileptics and antipyretics given during subsequent fever episodes have been used to avoid the advers...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Paulista de Medicina
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| Series: | São Paulo Medical Journal |
| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802013000400285&lng=en&tlng=en |