Febrile convulsion--a clinical survey and a review of its current concept of management.

Between February 1986 to November 1986, 335 cases of febrile convulsion were admitted to the paediatric ward, Tan Tock Seng Hospital. The study revealed 87 cases (26%) were complex febrile convulsion and 73 cases (21.8%) were recurrent febrile convulsion. 51 patients with complex febrile convulsion and 32 patients with recurrent febrile seizures were put on long term phenobarbitone. The number of patients with recurrent and complex convulsion was big. The role of anticonvulsant prophylaxis is reviewed and its efficacy discussed.