Young children are particularly susceptible to seizures induced by high fever. Experiments in rats suggest that changes in brain pH might be to blame (pages 817–823).
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Tapia, R. Putting the heat on febrile seizures. Nat Med 12, 729–730 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0706-729
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