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[Febrile convulsions: should some drugs be contraindicated?]. 1992

M C Galland, and Y Griguer, and S Morange-Sala, and M J Jean-Pastor, and F Rodor, and J Jouglard
Centre de Pharmacovigilance, Hôpital Salvator, Marseille.

Should certain drugs be contraindicated in children who have had febrile seizures or who present a risk of convulsions? There are no publications dealing specifically with this problem. However, many drugs can induce convulsions and may be dangerous if they are associated with another determining factor (e.g. fever). Camphor known to be toxic and its use must be avoided in young children. Other terpenes given to children with colds may be convulsant if they are used for prolonged treatment or associated with other convulsant drugs (sympathomimetics, piperazine derivatives, antihistamines, etc.). On the basis of a retrospective study of 23 cases of febrile convulsion among 343 cases of infantile convulsion reported to the Poison Control Center and the Pharmacovigilance Center of Marseille between 1973 and 1991, we propose that camphor and sympathomimetics be avoided and that potential convulsant drugs and their association be used with caution. A prospective study is underway to determine responsibility of certain drugs in the occurrence of recurrence of febrile convulsions.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D008297 Male Males
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D003294 Seizures, Febrile Seizures that occur during a febrile episode. It is a common condition, affecting 2-5% of children aged 3 months to five years. An autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance has been identified in some families. The majority are simple febrile seizures (generally defined as generalized onset, single seizures with a duration of less than 30 minutes). Complex febrile seizures are characterized by focal onset, duration greater than 30 minutes, and/or more than one seizure in a 24 hour period. The likelihood of developing epilepsy (i.e., a nonfebrile seizure disorder) following simple febrile seizures is low. Complex febrile seizures are associated with a moderately increased incidence of epilepsy. (From Menkes, Textbook of Child Neurology, 5th ed, p784) Convulsions, Febrile,Febrile Seizures,Pyrexial Seizure,Febrile Convulsion Seizure,Febrile Fit,Fever Convulsion,Fever Seizure,Pyrexial Convulsion,Seizure, Febrile, Complex,Seizure, Febrile, Simple,Convulsion, Febrile,Convulsion, Fever,Convulsion, Pyrexial,Convulsions, Fever,Convulsions, Pyrexial,Febrile Convulsion,Febrile Convulsion Seizures,Febrile Convulsions,Febrile Fits,Febrile Seizure,Fever Convulsions,Fever Seizures,Fit, Febrile,Fits, Febrile,Pyrexial Convulsions,Pyrexial Seizures,Seizure, Febrile,Seizure, Febrile Convulsion,Seizure, Fever,Seizure, Pyrexial,Seizures, Febrile Convulsion,Seizures, Fever,Seizures, Pyrexial
D004364 Pharmaceutical Preparations Drugs intended for human or veterinary use, presented in their finished dosage form. Included here are materials used in the preparation and/or formulation of the finished dosage form. Drug,Drugs,Pharmaceutical,Pharmaceutical Preparation,Pharmaceutical Product,Pharmaceutic Preparations,Pharmaceutical Products,Pharmaceuticals,Preparations, Pharmaceutical,Preparation, Pharmaceutical,Preparations, Pharmaceutic,Product, Pharmaceutical,Products, Pharmaceutical
D005260 Female Females
D006634 Histamine H1 Antagonists Drugs that selectively bind to but do not activate histamine H1 receptors, thereby blocking the actions of endogenous histamine. Included here are the classical antihistaminics that antagonize or prevent the action of histamine mainly in immediate hypersensitivity. They act in the bronchi, capillaries, and some other smooth muscles, and are used to prevent or allay motion sickness, seasonal rhinitis, and allergic dermatitis and to induce somnolence. The effects of blocking central nervous system H1 receptors are not as well understood. Antihistamines, Classical,Antihistaminics, Classical,Antihistaminics, H1,Histamine H1 Antagonist,Histamine H1 Receptor Antagonist,Histamine H1 Receptor Antagonists,Histamine H1 Receptor Blockaders,Antagonists, Histamine H1,Antagonists, Histamine H1 Receptor,Antihistamines, Sedating,Blockaders, Histamine H1 Receptor,First Generation H1 Antagonists,H1 Receptor Blockaders,Histamine H1 Blockers,Receptor Blockaders, H1,Antagonist, Histamine H1,Classical Antihistamines,Classical Antihistaminics,H1 Antagonist, Histamine,H1 Antagonists, Histamine,H1 Antihistaminics,Sedating Antihistamines
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000075202 Contraindications A condition or factor associated with a recipient that makes the use of a drug, procedure, or physical agent improper or inadvisable. Contraindications may be absolute (life threatening) or relative (higher risk of complications in which benefits may outweigh risks). Contraindications, Physical Agent,Medical Contraindications,Agent Contraindication, Physical,Agent Contraindications, Physical,Contraindication,Contraindication, Medical,Contraindication, Physical Agent,Contraindications, Medical,Medical Contraindication,Physical Agent Contraindication,Physical Agent Contraindications
D000996 Antitussive Agents Agents that suppress cough. They act centrally on the medullary cough center. EXPECTORANTS, also used in the treatment of cough, act locally. Antitussive,Antitussive Agent,Antitussive Drug,Cough Suppressant,Antitussive Drugs,Antitussives,Cough Suppressants,Agent, Antitussive,Agents, Antitussive,Drug, Antitussive,Drugs, Antitussive,Suppressant, Cough,Suppressants, Cough

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