Clinical recommendationEvidence ratingReferences
Because intensive routine use of antipyretic agents does not reduce the incidence of recurrent febrile seizures in children, parents can be instructed in the intermittent use of antipyretic agents with febrile illnesses.B3,18
Neuroleptics should not be used for the long term because they do not reduce the risk of epilepsy after a febrile seizure and are potentially toxic.B2,20
Neuroimaging and electroencephalography are not indicated routinely after a single episode of simple febrile seizure.C1,18,19