A 2-year-old child is brought to the emergency department after a simple febrile seizure lasting 2 minutes associated with a viral illness. He has ret...

Question

A 2-year-old child is brought to the emergency department after a simple febrile seizure lasting 2 minutes associated with a viral illness. He has returned to baseline and examination is normal. What is the most appropriate management?

Accepted Answer

Provide parental reassurance and antipyretics, no long-term anticonvulsants

Answer

Start long-term anticonvulsant therapy

Answer

Order CT scan of the head

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Admit for 48 hours of EEG monitoring

Answer

Perform lumbar puncture in all cases

ca-mccqe1 MCQ (SBA): Simple febrile seizure

A 2-year-old child is brought to the emergency department after a simple febrile seizure lasting 2 minutes associated with a viral illness. He has returned to baseline and examination is normal. What is the most appropriate management?