Febrile

Febrile seizures are classified as simple or complex:
Simple febrile seizures. These are the most common. They last from a few seconds to 15 minutes and stop on their own. After the seizure, your child may cry, act confused, or be quite sleepy.
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Febrile Seizure
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
A febrile (FEB-rile) seizure (SEE-zhur) is a type of convulsion. It causes your child's face or body to tighten up and jerk or twist. It is the most common type of seizure, and may last from 1 to 10 minutes.
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Febrile/cold agglutinins
Definition:
This test measures the level of warm or cold agglutinins in blood. Agglutinins are antibodies that cause the red blood cells to gather together. Cold agglutinins are active at cold temperatures.
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FEBRILE SEIZURE - A convulsion that occurs secondary to a rapid increase in body temperature. Common in infants under two years of age.
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Febrile convulsions
Dr Trisha Macnair
Very young children are prone to fevers, as their body's temperature control is not yet fully developed. This can lead to fits, known as febrile convulsions, which are distressing to watch but are rarely harmful.
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Febrile seizures
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FEBRILE: Marked by fever.
FIRST-LINE TREATMENT: The preferred therapy for a particular condition.
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A febrile seizure is a generalized tonic-clonic (grand mal) seizure that occurs in some children as a response to a fever. Febrile seizures are usually associated with rapidly rising fevers, and usually occur early in the fever rather than later.
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A febrile (fever-associated) skin infection caused by a group A hemolytic streptococci.
erythema
Redness of the skin.
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Leptospirosis - febrile disease caused by bacteria of the genus Leptospirae. The disease occurs in dogs, cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, and horses and is transmissible to humans. It is most common where the clim...
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INSANITIES (Post-Febrile; Post-Operative; Toxic; Puerperal Confusional) (J.H. Kellogg, M.D., Formulas)
MALNUTRITION"Rest, careful Tonic Frictions.
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Leptospirosis is a febrile disease (fever) caused by infection with the bacteria Leptospira interrogans.
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West Nile fever: A febrile disease caused by the West Nile virus that is transmitted from birds to the common Culex mosquito and then to people. The virus is named after the area it was first found in Uganda.
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febrile seizures - This type of seizure is associated with fever. Approximately 2 to 5 percent of all children in the United States experience febrile seizures.
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Neulasta (pegfilgrastim) injection Indication: to decrease the incidence of infection, as manifested by febrile neutropenia, ...
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Petit mal seizure (brief "loss of contact" type seizures)
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MICHAEL DUCHOWNY, MD: Small children, usually under the age of three, are prone to a certain type of seizure called febrile seizure, which is a seizure associated with a high fever. It peaks at 18 months and is generally gone by age three.
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- Has a seizure of any kind, even if it appears to be associated with fever. See First Aid for a febrile seizure.
- Experiences uncontrolled muscle movements in one part of the body ...
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Studies released by PROS - which have included analyses of preschool vision screening, of management of febrile infants, and of the management of children with psychosocial problems - are affecting national policy about pediatric primary care.
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A small percentage of normal children between 6 months and 6 years of age may have brief seizures when they're running a high fever, but even these febrile (feverish) seizures rarely cause brain damage.
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Serious toxicity (≥grade 3), especially febrile neutropenia, was more frequent among CMF-treated patients.
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