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. 2020 Spring;14(2):79–86.

Table 5.

Seizures triggered by fever

Disease Age of seizure occurrence Seizure progress Medical response (ASD number) Other findings
Asparagine synthetase deficiency 6 months Refractory 5 Fever
after
vaccination
Metachromatic leukodystrophy 3.5 years Single episode - -
Juvenile GM1 gangliosidosis 2.5 years Single episode - Regression
Juvenile GM2 gangliosidosis 11 years Single episode - Regression
Childhood adrenoleukodystrophy 5 years Single episode - Adrenoleukodystrophy symptoms after two years
Pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency 18 months Refractory 3 Ataxia and metabolic crisis
Kearns-Sayre syndrome 18 months Single episode - Ptosis, diabetes, and sensory-neural hearing loss