Serviço de Pediatria; Serviço de Neurologia Pediátrica; Serviço de Patologia Clinica. Hospital Dona Estefânia – CHULC, EPE
Abstract
Febrile seizures (FS) occur between the age of 1 and 60 months, with fever, are generalized and usually lasting less than 15 minutes.
The etiology of FS is not known, although infections, immunizations and genetic susceptibility, all have been linked to an increased risk of FS. Herpes virus 6 (HHV6) and Cytomegalovirus (CMV) are neurotropic virus and remain latent after a primary infections.
10 to 50% of FS cases in children are associated with HHV6 primary infection. An association between FS and CMV infection has not been established.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
