08Diseases of the nervous system
Epilepsy or seizures
8A63Seizure due to acute causes
8A63.0
category
Febrile seizures
Definition Seizures associated with a rise of the body temperature in the absence of intracranial infection, metabolic disturbance, or history of afebrile seizures. They most commonly occur in children between the ages of 6 months and 5 years.
Nearby in Seizure due to acute causes
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