1982
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.1982.tb13651.x
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Reported Seizures in Early Childhood: a 14‐year Follow‐up

Abstract: SUMMARY A detailed medical history is commonly regarded as a reliable means of classifying unexplained childhood losses of consciousness into diagnostic groups such as febrile seizures, epileptic attacks and breath‐holding spells. The authors have tested this assumption by comparing adolescent follow‐up status with the initial medical history in 56 individuals who suffered sudden losses of consciousness before age five. Only three of these 56 were epileptic when followed‐up in adolescence and only two had rece… Show more

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“…3 per cent to 35.1 per cent), compared with about 5 to 7 per cent of the general child population (Ross et al 1980). 7 per cent of the children had seizures while at the school, after the age of eight, when the expected prevalence of epilepsy is about 0.5 per cent (Research Committee of the College of General Practitioners 1960, Cooper 1965, Ross et al 1980, Costeff and Avni 1982. The frequency was over 10 times higher for the study children, but because of the small numbers involved this difference was not significant.…”
Section: Epilepsy and Seizure Disordersmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…3 per cent to 35.1 per cent), compared with about 5 to 7 per cent of the general child population (Ross et al 1980). 7 per cent of the children had seizures while at the school, after the age of eight, when the expected prevalence of epilepsy is about 0.5 per cent (Research Committee of the College of General Practitioners 1960, Cooper 1965, Ross et al 1980, Costeff and Avni 1982. The frequency was over 10 times higher for the study children, but because of the small numbers involved this difference was not significant.…”
Section: Epilepsy and Seizure Disordersmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Therapy was stopped because of side-effects in eight (20 per cent) of those on phenobarbitone and in three (6 per cent) of those on valproate. In other reported studies, side-effects on phenobarbitone therapy have been noted in 9 per cent (Ngwane andBower 1980), 32 per cent (Wolf 1977), 43 per cent (Heckmatt et al 1976), 45 per cent (Knudsen and Vestermark 1978) and 58 per cent (Faero 1972). For valproate the figures are more favourable: 23 per cent (Williams et al 1979), 11 per cent (Ngwane and Bower 1980), and 'few' (Wallace and Aldridge-Smith 1980.…”
Section: Side-e Ffectsmentioning
confidence: 86%
“…Most studies have dealt with first, simple febrile convulsions (Faero et al 1972, Cavazzuti 1975, Heckmatt et al 1976, Williams et al 1979, Ngwane and Bower 1980, Bacon et al 198 1, Lee and Melchoir 1981. We believed that medication, if used at all, should be given only when the risk of recurrence had been claimed to be higher by previous studies, and children were selected on that basis.…”
Section: Selection Of Childrenmentioning
confidence: 99%
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