TY - JOUR
T1 - The Best Medicine for Febrile Seizures
AU - Freeman, John M.
PY - 1992/10/15
Y1 - 1992/10/15
N2 - Observing a seizure may be one of life's most frightening experiences. Many parents who witness a child's first seizure think the child is dying. Their lack of knowledge and sense of helplessness may be compounded by misconceptions about the risks of swallowing the tongue, choking, brain damage, mental retardation, and death. Febrile seizures are the most common seizures of childhood. The thousands of parents each year who are terrified by such an event are in need of good information and reassurance. The report by Berg et al. in this issue of the Journal 1 is a welcome addition to this productive…
AB - Observing a seizure may be one of life's most frightening experiences. Many parents who witness a child's first seizure think the child is dying. Their lack of knowledge and sense of helplessness may be compounded by misconceptions about the risks of swallowing the tongue, choking, brain damage, mental retardation, and death. Febrile seizures are the most common seizures of childhood. The thousands of parents each year who are terrified by such an event are in need of good information and reassurance. The report by Berg et al. in this issue of the Journal 1 is a welcome addition to this productive…
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U2 - 10.1056/NEJM199210153271610
DO - 10.1056/NEJM199210153271610
M3 - Editorial
C2 - 1528213
AN - SCOPUS:0026738009
VL - 327
SP - 1161
EP - 1163
JO - New England Journal of Medicine
JF - New England Journal of Medicine
SN - 0028-4793
IS - 16
ER -