RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 The management of febrile convulsions JF Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin JO Drug Ther Bull FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd SP 9 OP 11 DO 10.1136/dtb.25.3.9 VO 25 IS 3 YR 1987 UL http://dtb.bmj.com/content/25/3/9.abstract AB A febrile convulsion is defined as a convulsion that occurs in a child aged between 3 months and 5 years with a fever but without any evident cause, such as an intracranial infection, or previous non-febrile convulsions.1,2