Seizure Disorders

Febrile-Infection-Related Epilepsy Syndrome (Fires)

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Abstract

Researchers at Tel Aviv University, Israel, and other epilepsy centers in Taiwan; Rome, Italy; Boston, USA; Paris, France; Vogtatreuth and Kiel, Germany; and Salzburg, Austria studied retrospectively the pathogenesis, treatment, and outcome of 77 children diagnosed with febrile infection-related epilepsy syndrome (FIRES) and reported in 8 publications between 2001 and 2010.

Keywords:

Febrile Infection-Related Epilepsy SyndromeSCN1A MutationBarbiturate Anesthesia
  • Page/Article: 92-92
  • DOI: 10.15844/pedneurbriefs-25-12-4
  • Published on 1 Dec 2011
  • Peer Reviewed