Cerebrospinal Fluid Findings in Children with Fever-Associated Status Epilepticus; Results of the Febrile Status Epilepticus (FEBSTAT) Study

摘要

This prospective multicenter study of 200 patients with fever-associated status epilepticus (FSE) patients of whom 136 had nontraumatic lumbar punctures confirms that FSE rarely causes cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pleocytosis. CSF glucose and protein were unremarkable. Temperature, age, seizure focality, and seizure duration did not affect results. CSF pleocytosis should not be attributed to FSE.