Website maintenance is planned from 8:00 a.m. CDT Saturday, July 27, through 9:00 p.m. CDT Sunday, July 28. Brief disruptions may occur during this time.
Febrile seizures are the most commonly occurring seizures in the first 60 months of life. Caregiver anxiety can often lead to requests for neurodiagnostic testing. Attention should be directed at finding the cause of fever and treating it. Electroencephalography tests are costly and can increase caregiver and child anxiety without changing the outcome or course of treatment. Electroencephalography has not been shown to predict the recurrence of febrile seizures or future epilepsy in patients with simple febrile seizures. Electroencephalography can be ordered for children who present with afebrile seizures or complex febrile seizures or for children with neurological insult.