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Prenatal and Perinatal Antecedents of Febrile Seizures Ann Neurol 27:127-131, Nelson,K.B.&Ellenberg,J.H., 1990 See this aricle in Pubmed Article Abstract We examined prenatal and perinatal characteristics as possible risk factors for febrile seizures in a large pediatric population.Family history was among the few identified factors that made an important contribution to vulnerability to febrile seizures;however,no more than 6% of febrile seizures could be attributed to a characteristic of family history.Maternal illness,smoking history,and a few rare neonatal characteristics were associated with increased in risk.No complication of labor or delivery was an important risk factor for febrile seizures.

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