News tagged with febrile seizures

Combination MMRV vaccine linked with two-fold risk of seizures

The combination vaccine for measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox (MMRV) is associated with double the risk of febrile seizures for 1- to 2-year-old children compared with same-day administration of the separate vaccine ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Jun 28, 2010 | 5 / 5 (2) | 10 |

Most babies with uncomplicated febrile seizures can avoid spinal tap

When babies develop a fever high enough or abrupt enough to cause a seizure, frightened parents often rush them to the emergency room, where their workup frequently includes a lumbar puncture (spinal tap) to rule out bacterial ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Jan 06, 2009 | not rated yet | 0