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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Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-08-01
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Series: | Brain Sciences |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/8/1030 |