Etymology

fifth-day fits

Today it means: Benign idiopathic neonatal seizures, a rare form of seizures that manifests in newborns in the latter part of the first seven days of life. Full definition →

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The story

Most cases of the syndrome have had their onset on the fifth day of life.

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