Twenty infants and children with febrile convulsions (FC) have been studied with analysis
of the CSF lactate and pyruvate concentrations and lactate/pyruvate ratios performed
between 10 minutes and 9.5 hours after a sustained FC episode. No biochemical signs
of cerebral hypoxia could be found after shortlasting FC. The findings indicate that
hypoxic brain damage as a consequence of shortlasting FC is very unlikely.
Cerebrospinal fluid - Lactate - Pyruvate - Febrile convulsion
