Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu khoa học ngành y học tạp chí Medical Sciences dành cho các bạn sinh viên ngành y tham khảo đề tài: Childhood Febrile Seizures: Overview and Implications. | Int. J. Med. Sci. 2007 4 110 International Journal of Medical Sciences ISSN 1449-1907 2007 4 2 110-114 Ivyspring International Publisher. All rights reserved Review Childhood Febrile Seizures Overview and Implications Tonia Jones Steven J. Jacobsen Research and Evaluation Kaiser Permanente Southern California Pasadena CA 91101 USA Correspondence to Tonia Jones RN FNP Research and Evaluation Kaiser Permanente Southern California Pasadena CA 91101 Phone 626 564-3483 Fax 626 564-3430 Email Received Accepted Published This article provides an overview of the latest knowledge and understanding of childhood febrile seizures. This review also discusses childhood febrile seizure occurrence health services utilization and treatment costs. Parental reactions associated with its occurrence and how healthcare providers can assist parents with dealing effectively with this potentially frightening and anxiety-producing event are also discussed. Key words childhood febrile seizure parental reaction anxiety health services utilization parental education 1. Introduction Although the occurrence of febrile seizures in childhood is quite common they can be extremely frightening emotionally traumatic and anxiety provoking when witnessed by parents. During the seizure the parent may perceive that their child is dying 1 2 but fortunately the vast majority of febrile seizures are benign. Rarely have febrile seizures caused brain damage 3 and with the exception of developing countries there are no documented cases of febrile seizure-related deaths on record 4 . There have been numerous reviews and updates which have explored the natural history treatment and subsequent outcomes of febrile seizures 5 . In addition several articles have addressed the immediate parental reaction to this occurrence 1 6-11 and one has addressed parental reaction over time 10 . In this article we provide a brief overview of childhood .
