ABSTRACT
As a fever indicates infection within the body, seizures are the outwardly visible sign of abnormal brain activity. They are quite common, and the lifetime risk of having at least one seizure is 8% (Berg & Shinnar, 1994). The occurrence of seizures is greatest during infancy, childhood, and adolescence. Seizure disorders are the most common neurological condition of childhood. During the first two decades of life, the cumulative risk of a seizure disorder is nearly 1%. Seizure onset peaks for children in the first 2 years of life and at puberty. Prevalence of seizures is 3.94-5 per 1,000 in children from birth to adolescence, with a slightly greater occurrence in males (Berg & Shinnar, 1994; Eriksson & Koivikko, 1997a; Hiemenz, Hynd, & Jimenez, 1999).
