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An 18-month-old child is brought to the GP after a generalised tonic-clonic seizure lasting 3 minutes. The seizure occurred while the child had a temperature of 39.2°C due to a viral upper respiratory tract infection. The child has now fully recovered. This is the first such episode. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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