Practice parameter: Long-term treatment of the child with simple febrile seizures

The Committee on Quality Improvement, Subcommittee on Febrile Seizures, of the American Academy of Pediatrics, in collaboration with experts from the Section on Neurology, general pediatricians, consultants in the fields of c hild neurology and epilepsy, and research methodologists, developed this pr actice parameter. This guideline provides recommendations for the treatment of a child with simple febrile seizures. These recommendations are derived from a thorough search and analysis of the literature. The methods and res ults of the literature review can be found in the accompanying technical re port. This guideline is designed to assist pediatricians by providing an an alytic framework for the treatment of children with simple febrile seizures . It is not intended to replace clinical judgment or establish a protocol f or all patients with this condition. It rarely will be the only appropriate approach to the problem. The technical report entitled "Treatment of the Child With Simple Febrile S eizures" provides in-depth information on the studies used to form guidelin e recommendations. A complete bibliography is included as well as evidence tables that summarize data extracted from scientific studies. This report a lso provides pertinent evidence on the individual therapeutic agents studie d including study results and dosing information. Readers of this clinical practice guideline are urged to review the technical report to enhance the evidence-based decisionmaking process. The report is available on the Pedia trics electronic pages website at the following URL: http://www.pediatrics. org/cgi/content/full/103/6/e86.