Neurology | Pediagogy Podcast | Department of Pediatrics | UC Davis Health

Seizures can be scary and fevers aren't fun but we'll teach you why simple febrile seizures aren't so bad in this episode!

This episode was written by Tammy Yau and Lidia Park, with content support from Shannon Liang, Lena van der List, and Su-Ting Li. Tammy and Lidia take full responsibility for any errors or misinformation.

Key points:

• Simple febrile seizures are generalized, less than 15 minutes, and occur no more than once in a 24-hour period.
• No work-up or treatment is recommended for simple febrile seizures

Supplemental information:

• 2011 AAP Pediatrics guidelines
• 2019 AAP Pediatrics - Post Vaccination Febrile Seizure Severity and Outcome
• 2010 AAP Pediatrics - MMRV Combination Vaccine and the Risk of Febrile Seizures

Ever seen a tuft of hair over the lower back or a sacral dimple? Learn how to recognize and manage normal vs abnormal back and spinal findings in our episode today.

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This episode was written by Tammy Yau and Lidia Park, with content support from Laura Kair. Tammy and Lidia take full responsibility for any errors or misinformation.

Key points:

• Spinal dysraphism is the incomplete fusion of the spine during development.
• Not all spinal dysphraphisms will have abnormal cutaneous manifestations that you can see on exam
• Diagnose spinal dysphraphisms with spinal ultrasound in young children and MRI in older children
• Sacral dimples can be normal but should be worked up if they are larger than 5 mm at the base, above 2.5cm from the anus, not midline, or if there are multiple dimples

Sources
Pediatrics in Review 2019, Holmes and Li: https://doi.org/10.1542/pir.2018-0155
Peds in Review 2011, Zywicke and Rozzelle: https://doi.org/10.1542/pir.32-3-109
Hospital Pediatrics 2020, Aby et al: https://doi.org/10.1542/hpeds.2019-0264