Which of the follwoing statements is false regarding simple benign febrile seizures?: (A) It is the commonest seizure disorder of childhood, (B) Has no genetic predisposition, (C) Commonly occurs between 6 months to 1 year of age, (D) It is usually a generalised tonic clonic seizure
Answer is B. Studies have mapped the febrile seizure gene to chromosome 19p and 18q. An autosomal dominant inheritance pattern is demonstrated in some families. Reference: 1. O P Ghai, 5th Edition, Page 407 2. Nelson, 17th Edition, Page 2310