Adenosine monophosphate, inosine monophosphate, inosine, adenosine, gu
anosine, adenine, guanine, hypoxanthine, xanthine and uric acid were d
etermined in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of 15 children after complex fe
brile seizures (CFS) and in 27 after simple febrile seizures (SFS), an
d compared with those in a control group of 63 children. There was no
statistically significant difference between the groups for any of the
se metabolites, suggesting that CFS and SFS neither significantly dist
urb the metabolism of nucleotides, nucleosides or bases nor significan
tly deplete neuron adenosine triphosphate levels.