AAP Issues New Guidelines for Evaluation of Febrile Seizures

Data do show that “CT scanning is associated with radiation exposure that may escalate future cancer risk. MRI is associated with risks from required sedation and high cost,” Dr. Duffner and her associates said. Additionally, extrapolation of data from CT studies in neurologically healthy children with generalized epilepsy “has shown that clinically important intracranial structural abnormalities in this patient population are uncommon,” they noted.

All of the authors filed conflict of interest statements with the AAP, and any conflicts have been resolved through a process approved by the Board of Directors. The AAP reported having neither solicited nor accepted any commercial involvement in the development of the revised guideline.