Febrile-Infection-Related Epilepsy Syndrome (Fires)

J Gordon Millichap

doi:10.15844/pedneurbriefs-25-12-4

Febrile-Infection-Related Epilepsy Syndrome (Fires)

Pediatric Neurology Briefs

Volume 25 (2011): Issue 12

By: J Gordon Millichap

Open Access

|Dec 2011

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.

References

Kramer U Chi CS Lin KL Specchio N Sahin M Olson H Febrile infection-related epilepsy syndrome (FIRES): pathogenesis, treatment, and outcome: a multicenter study on 77 children Epilepsia 2011 Nov 52 11 1956 1965 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2011.03250.x 21883180
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Specchio N Fusco L Vigevano F Acute-onset epilepsy triggered by fever mimicking FIRES (febrile infection-related epilepsy syndrome): the role of protocadherin 19 (PCDH19) gene mutation Epilepsia 2011 Nov 52 11 e172 e175 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2011.03193.x 21777234
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-25-12-4 | Journal eISSN: 2166-6482

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Language: English

Page range: 92 - 92

Published on: Dec 1, 2011

Published by: Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

Febrile Infection-Related Epilepsy Syndrome,

SCN1A Mutation,

Barbiturate Anesthesia

© 2011 J Gordon Millichap, published by Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Volume 25 (2011): Issue 12