Febrile-Infection-Related Epilepsy Syndrome (Fires)

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-25-12-4

Keywords:

Febrile Infection-Related Epilepsy Syndrome, SCN1A Mutation, Barbiturate Anesthesia

Abstract

Researchers at Tel Aviv University, Israel, and other epilepsy centers in Taiwan; Rome, Italy; Boston, USA; Paris, France; Vogtatreuth and Kiel, Germany; and Salzburg, Austria studied retrospectively the pathogenesis, treatment, and outcome of 77 children diagnosed with febrile infection-related epilepsy syndrome (FIRES) and reported in 8 publications between 2001 and 2010.

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Published

2011-12-01

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Section

Seizure Disorders