Association of developing childhood epilepsy subsequent to febrile seizure: A population-based cohort study.

Purpose: Epilepsy is an important neurological condition that frequently associated with neurobehavioral disorders in childhood. Our aim was to identify the risk of developing epilepsy subsequent to febrile seizure and the association between epilepsy risk factors and neurobehavioral disorders.

Subjects And Methods: This longitudinal population-based cohort data included 952 patients with a febrile seizure diagnosis and 3808 age- and sex-matched controls.