Parents should be reassured that children with febrile seizures have an excellent outcome (in the absence of underlying developmental problems)
Parents should be educated about the risk of febrile seizure recurrence.
Furthermore parents should be reassured that most children with febrile seizures (97%) will not develop epilepsy in the future (2).
Mortality from febrile seizure is difficult to calculate accurately since it is uncommon in patients with the condition (1).
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