Abstract
Summary: As part of a prospective study of febrile seizures, three independent pediatric neurologists rated each of 100 febrile seizures for the presence of complex features: focality, long duration (≥10 min), and occurrence of multiple seizures. Seizure descriptions were assembled from all information available in the medical record and from a semistructured interview of a person who had witnessed the seizure. Interrater agreement assessed by kappa indicated excellent agreement with regard to whether the seizures were multiple or prolonged (kappa ≥ 0.85) and fair to good agreement with regard to focality (kappa = 0.61–0.78). Disagreement occurred most often regarding assessment of focality. Reasons for disagreement included variation in interpretation of lateral eye deviation, staring episodes, and motor asymmetries in the context of a bilateral convulsion.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 661-666 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Epilepsia |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 1992 |
Keywords
- Epidemiology
- Epilepsy
- Febrile seizures
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Neurology
- Clinical Neurology