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Children's Hospital Boston
Most babies with uncomplicated febrile seizures can avoid spinal tap
January 20th, 2009
When babies develop a fever high enough or abrupt enough to cause a seizure, frightened parents often rush them to the emergency room, where their workup frequently includes a lumbar puncture (spinal tap) to rule out bacterial meningitis. Now, in the largest study to date, researchers at Children's Hospital Boston find that this uncomfortable procedure is probably not necessary in well-appearing children who have had a simple febrile seizure. Findings are published in the January issue of Pediatrics. Simple febrile seizures – a generalized seizure lasting no more than 15 minutes and not recurring within 24 hours – are common in infants and young children, affecting 2 to...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-01-20)
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