Neurodevelopmental problems should be considered in children with febrile seizures

Nilsson, GillGothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Gillbergcentrum,Gillberg Neuropsychiatry Centre (author)

Aim: Clinical developmental phenotyping of four- to five-year-old children with febrile seizures (FSs).Methods: Children with FS (n = 157, corresponding to 3.7% of the targeted general population of four-five-year-olds) had been identified at child healthcare centres in Gothenburg. Parents of 73 children (41 boys, 32 girls) accepted participation in the present study. The assessments included a neuropaediatric assessment, Movement ABC, Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence-III and parent questionnaires (Five-to-Fifteen (FTF) and Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)). Hospital records were reviewed, when applicable.Results: One-third of the children had at least one DSM-5 neurodevelopmental disorder diagnosis or marked developmental problems within areas of attention, activity regulation, behaviour, speech and language, general cognition or motor functioning. No differences were found between children with single vs recurrent or simple vs complex FS.Conclusion: Febrile seizure are relatively often associated with Early Symptomatic Syndromes Eliciting Neurodevelopmental Clinical Examinations (ESSENCEs). We found no indications that ESSENCE might be caused by FS per se. However, the results suggest that child healthcare professionals should consider the possibility of ESSENCE in children with a history of FS.

Westerlund, JoakimGothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Stockholms universitet,Kognitiv psykologi,Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sweden; University of Gothenburg, Sweden,Gillbergcentrum,Gillberg Neuropsychiatry Centre(Swepub:gu)xwejoa (author)
Fernell, Elisabeth,1948Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Gillbergcentrum,Gillberg Neuropsychiatry Centre(Swepub:gu)xferne (author)
Billstedt, Eva,1961Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Gillbergcentrum,Gillberg Neuropsychiatry Centre(Swepub:gu)xbilev (author)
Miniscalco, Carmela,1963Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Gillbergcentrum,Gillberg Neuropsychiatry Centre(Swepub:gu)xminic (author)
Arvidsson, Thomas (author)
Olsson, Ingrid,1948Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Avdelningen för pediatrik,Institute of Clinical Sciences, Department of Pediatrics(Swepub:gu)xoling (author)
Gillberg, Christopher,1950Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Gillbergcentrum,Gillberg Neuropsychiatry Centre(Swepub:gu)xgilch (author)
Göteborgs universitetGillbergcentrum (creator_code:org_t)

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