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1Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and Women, Orlando.
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Pediatric seizures are a common reason for hospital admission in Florida. Recognizing sleep-associated seizures, like benign epilepsy of childhood, can be easier during family vacations.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Neurology
- Epileptology
Background:
- Seizures represent the most frequent cause of pediatric neurological admissions.
- Approximately 50% of pediatric seizures are brief, generalized, and fever-associated.
Purpose of the Study:
- To highlight the commonality of pediatric seizures in central Florida.
- To discuss the presentation of afebrile seizures in previously undiagnosed children.
- To explore the potential for recognizing sleep-associated seizures during travel.
Main Methods:
- Retrospective analysis of pediatric neurological admissions.
- Review of seizure characteristics (febrile vs. afebrile, generalized vs. focal).
- Exploration of seizure occurrence in relation to sleep and travel.
Main Results:
- Seizures are the leading cause of pediatric neurological admissions in central Florida.
- Afebrile seizures leading to hospitalization often occur in children without a prior seizure diagnosis.
- Sleep-associated seizures (e.g., benign epilepsy of childhood) may be more readily identified when children sleep in shared accommodations or vehicles during vacations.
Conclusions:
- Pediatric seizures are a significant neurological concern in central Florida.
- Early recognition of seizure disorders, particularly afebrile and sleep-associated types, is crucial.
- Travel and shared sleeping arrangements may facilitate the diagnosis of certain epilepsy syndromes.
Abstract:
Seizures are the most common cause of pediatric neurological admissions in children visiting central Florida. In approximately 50%, seizures are brief, generalized and associated with fever. Most of the afebrile seizures leading to hospitalization occur in children not previously recognized as having a seizure disorder. Sleep-associated seizures ("benign epilepsy of childhood," rolandic seizures) may be recognized more easily during vacations when children often share a hotel room with parents or fall asleep in the family car.
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