Dramatic Course of Paediatric Cryptogenic Febrile Infection-Related Epilepsy Syndrome with Unusual Chronic Phase Presentation—A Case Report with Literature Study

Febrile Infection-Related Epilepsy Syndrome (FIRES) is a catastrophic, extremely rare epileptic encephalopathy. It strikes previously healthy school-aged children and is usually cryptogenic. Its dramatic onset with refractory status epilepticus is always preceded by a nonspecific febrile illness. Th...

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Main Authors: Natalia Rachfalska, Jerzy Pietruszewski, Justyna Paprocka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Brain Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/8/1030