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febrile convulsion

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febrile convulsion
n.
A convulsion accompanying high fever in infants and young children.
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Children were excluded if they had a simple febrile convulsion (7) or acute bacterial meningitis (cerebrospinal fluid [CSF] leukocyte count [greater than or equal to] 1,000 cells/[micro]L or a positive Gram stain or bacterial culture).
Rabies encephalitis in malaria-endemic area, Malawi, Africa by Solomon, Tom / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Major domains of positive opinion change following education were: the relationship between temperature and illness severity/risk of harm; and use and effects of antipyretic medication and febrile convulsions.
Paediatric fever education for emergency nurses by Considine, Julie / Australian Nursing Journal
22) Wellcome, until recently one of three manufacturers of the MMR vaccine in Britain, reports that the measles portion of the vaccine may cause fever and rash, orchitis (inflammation of the testicle), nerve deafness, febrile convulsions, encephalitis, Guillain-Barre syndrome (a form of paralysis), SSPE, and atypical meales (marked by unusual symptoms).
The MMR vaccine by Zakruczemski, Daniel / Mothering
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