National trend survey of hospitalized patients with febrile seizure in the United States

Abstract Purpose Several studies have reported the prevalence and incidence of febrile seizure (FS) among children in the USA and other countries. However, recent trends in FS among hospitalized children, hospital course, and risk factors for its severity remain unknown at a national level in the USA. Method Hospital discharge records of patients with FS aged Results A decreasing trend in total annual hospitalization rates due to FS was observed, ranging from 59.0 per 100,000 children in 2003 to 40.8 per 100,000 children in 2012 (p  Conclusions Total hospitalization rates due FS is decreasing, and race/ethnicity and geographic locations of the patients were associated with FS severity.