Lumbar Puncture for First Simple Febrile Seizure

J Gordon Millichap

doi:10.15844/pedneurbriefs-23-1-1

Lumbar Puncture for First Simple Febrile Seizure

Pediatric Neurology Briefs

Volume 23 (2009): Issue 1

By: J Gordon Millichap

Open Access

|Jan 2009

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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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-23-1-1 | Journal eISSN: 2166-6482

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Language: English

Page range: 1 - 2

Published on: Jan 1, 2009

Published by: Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

Pleocytosis,

Bacterial Meningitis,

Febrile Seizure

© 2009 J Gordon Millichap, published by Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Volume 23 (2009): Issue 1