Focal slowing or attenuation of EEG activity within 72 h of febrile status epilepticus (FSE) in children could be indicative of acute hippocampal injury, according to the latest findings of the FEBSTAT study. Of 199 children assessed within 72 h of FSE presentation, 45.2% exhibited abnormal EEG activity. Focal slowing and attenuation were found to be strongly associated with hippocampal T2 signal abnormalities on MRI.
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Nordli, D. R. Jr et al. Acute EEG findings in children with febrile status epilepticus: results of the FEBSTAT study. Neurology doi:10.1212/WNL.0b013e3182759766
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EEG findings correlate with hippocampal injury in children with febrile status epilepticus. Nat Rev Neurol 9, 3 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneurol.2012.250
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneurol.2012.250
