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Patient information:
A handout on febrile sei-
zures is available at http://
familydoctor.org/066.xml.
Table 1. Classication of Febrile
Seizures
Simple (all of the following)
Duration of less than 15 minutes
Generalized
No previous neurologic problems
Occur once in 24 hours
Complex (any of the following)
Duration of more than 15 minutes
Focal
Recurs within 24 hours
Adapted with permission from Millar JS. Evaluation
and treatment of the child with febrile seizure. Am
Fam Physician. 2006;73(10):1761, with additional
information from reference 1.
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