Lumbar Puncture for First Simple Febrile Seizure

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-23-1-1

Keywords:

Pleocytosis, Bacterial Meningitis, Febrile Seizure

Abstract

Compliance with American Academy of Pediatrics consensus statement recommendations regarding lumbar puncture for infants 6-18 months of age with a first simple febrile seizure was investigated by a retrospective review of 704 infants evaluated in the pediatric emergency medicine division at Children’s Hospital Boston, MA, Oct 1995-Oct 2006.

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Published

2009-01-01

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Section

Seizure Disorders