Posted by Jennifer on May 25, 2000, at 4:32:19
In reply to Looking for a genius, posted by brian on May 25, 2000, at 1:41:29
Brian, Hey I just had some input on that on another thread. Check it out. I'll watch your thread to see how it's going, but basically (1)If they gave you phenobarb, they may have thought that it was more than "febrile seizures" (2) From all my reading, if it really was F.S. then it wouldn't have anything to do with you now...you're just one of the lucky ones like the rest of it that have this crazy stuff. Jennifer
> There's a grabber of a headline...
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> I was wondering if anyone has any information on the long-term effects (if any) of febrile convulsions. When I was a little guy, I had multiple fever-related convulsions. In fact, I was on phenobarbitol for a while to curb the seizures.
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> Anyway, I've found only a tiny amount of information on the subject, ranging from one Finnish study which concludes there is little or no long-term effects, to research that suggests that there could be irreparable damage to certain parts of the brain.
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> The reason I'm asking is because I have had anxiety/depression for some time, and I know I was a bit spacey as a kid (OK, I'm a bit spacey now), and I'm wondering if there' any established connection.
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> Thanks all
poster:Jennifer
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