Febrile Seizures

Management of seizures associated with fever in children.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MSt MRCGP (General Practitioner)

Last reviewed: 21 October 2025

PaediatricsNeurology

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regional clinical guidance

Febrile Seizures: guidance by region

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United StatesFebrile seizures in young childrenPediatrics · reviewed 2026-08-20 CanadaFebrile convulsions (febrile seizure): evidence and source overviewPaediatrics · reviewed 2026-08-20 AustraliaFebrile convulsions (febrile seizure)Paediatrics · reviewed 2026-08-20

Clinical Guidelines

CKS: Febrile Seizure

CKS: Management of Febrile Seizure

Febrile seizure | NICE Clinical Knowledge Summary

Association of Child Neurology (AOCN) Consensus Statement on the Diagnosis and Management of Febrile Seizures

Febrile Seizures: Clinical Practice Guideline for the Long-term Management of the Child With Simple Febrile Seizures (AAP 2008, reaffirmed 2018)

Febrile Seizures: Guideline for the Neurodiagnostic Evaluation of the Child With a Simple Febrile Seizure (AAP 2011)

General Best Practice Guidelines for Immunization: Best Practices Guidance of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)

NIH Consensus Development Conference Statement: Febrile Seizures (1980)