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Does having one febrile seizure increase the chances of having another?
5 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Yes: Yes. Approximately one-third of children who have a febrile seizure will have another one, usually within one year of the first.
Answered 9/20/2011
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NO: Febrile seizures just occur. Many children will have one or two during childhood and totally recover. Some will have repeated episodes over a few years then totally recover. Rare cases have one seizure then evolve into chronic epilepsy as adults. A simple seizure with fever will not damage the brain, even if they recur a few times. Prolonged and repetitive seizures are dangerous.
Answered 11/1/2012
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Yes: Having one febrile seizures is a predictor of second or more febrile seizures, especially if the first happens when the child is less than 18 months.
Answered 5/31/2015
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