Table 1.

 Risk factors for seizures

Associated features and risk factors	First febrile seizure	Recurrent febrile seizures	Epilepsy
Attendance at day care	Yes	Yes	Not studied
High temperature during illness	Yes	No	No
Neonatal nursery stay >30 days	Yes	Not studied	Not studied
Family history of febrile seizures	Yes	Yes	No
Age <18 months at first seizure	NA	Yes	No
Lower temperature close to 38°C during seizure	NA	Yes	No
Short duration (<1 hour) of fever before seizure	NA	Yes	Yes
Prolonged seizure (>15 minutes)	NA	No	Yes
Multiple seizures in 24 hours	NA	No	Yes
Focal features of seizure	NA	No	Yes
Family history of epilepsy	No	No	Yes
Neurological abnormality	Yes	No	Yes

NA=not applicable