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Febrile seizures in an adult patient in the icu with a head injury and early onset pneumonia, make sense?
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Yes: I wouldn't call them febrile seizures.That is a label we use for kids who have unexplained seizures during a febrile illness. An adult with a head injury has a potential reason for seizures and any fever would likely bring it out.
Answered 5/12/2014
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