Paroxysmal Seizure-Like Activities Caused by Unrecognized Acute Myocarditis Masquerading as Febrile Seizures in Children

• Main Authors: Seong Hee Jeong (Author), Sang Ook Nam (Author), Hyoung Doo Lee (Author), Ji Ae Park (Author), Shin Yun Byun (Author), Hoon Ko (Author), Ara Ko (Author), Juhyun Kong (Author), Young Mi Kim (Author), Yun-Jin Lee (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Child Neurology Society, 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Purpose Recognition of cardiogenic syncope caused by acute myocarditis masquerading as febrile seizures (FS) in children can be difficult in the emergency department (ED) before a cardiac work-up. We aimed to identify clinical and laboratory characteristics of children with seizure-like activity and...