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Is there a link between febrile convulsions as a child and adult epileptic seizures?

April 26, 2017Adult child Convulsions epileptic febrile link seizures

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Is there a link between febrile convulsions as a child and adult epileptic seizures?

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About 2% of children with febrile seizures will eventually develop epileptic seizures. The odds are slightly higher if the child has a long febrile seizure, the seizure primarily affects one side of the body or multiple seizures occur with a single febrile illness.