Febrile seizures are the most common seizure disorder in childhood.
Since early in the 20th century, people have debated about whether these children would benefit from daily anticonvulsant therapy. Simple febrile seizure The setting is fever in a child aged 6 months to 5 years. The single seizure is generalized and lasts less than 15 minutes. The child is otherwise neurologically healthy and without neurological abnormality by examination or by developmental history. Complex febrile seizure Age, neurological status before the illness, and fever are the same as for simple febrile seizure.