Febrile convulsion
Febrile convulsions are short epileptic seizures that occur after the first month of life and are associated with an elevated body temperature as part of an infection. Here it is important that the infection does not affect the central nervous system and that no seizures may have occurred before without the fever being present. With a frequency of about 2-5% in Europe, febrile convulsions are the most common form of convulsions in childhood.
They are also associated with an increased risk of recurrence of about 30%. The risk of developing epilepsy later in life due to febrile convulsions in childhood is relatively low, but slightly higher than in the rest of the population. The number of febrile seizures, a family history of epilepsy and the age of the last seizure are the most important factors in the estimated risk.
