Çocuk Dergisi 1308-8491 Istanbul University 10.26650/jchild.2025.1639778 Paediatrics (Other) Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları (Diğer) Evaluating Artificial Intelligence Responses to Questions About Febrile Seizures from a Family Perspective https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9229-404X Coşkun Orhan UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES, İSTANBUL GAZİOSMANPAŞA TAKSİM HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER, DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, DEPARTMENT OF CHILD HEALTH AND DISEASES, PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9841-1702 Özaltın Öznur HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF SCIENCE, DEPARTMENT OF ACTUARIAL SCIENCES https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1506-9110 Okay Berker ISTANBUL MEDIPOL UNIVERSITY, INTERNATIONAL FACULTY OF MEDICINE, DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2476-4983 Kavcar Zübeyir Health Sciences University Gaziosmanpaşa Training and Research Hospital Pediatrics 09 12 2025 25 2 76 81 02 14 2025 04 25 2025 Copyright © 2000, Journal of Child 2000 Journal of Child

Objective: Febrile seizures constitute the most frequently encountered seizure type in childhood, often leading families to seek information and clarification.Materials and Methods: This study focuses on analyzing the content generated by the ChatGPT platform (https://chat.openai.com/) in response to queries related to febrile seizures.Results: ChatGPT’s answers to the questions about patient information were generally found to be satisfactory. Some questions received lower scores from the participatingphysicians due to confusing expressions or brevity of the answers.However, overall, it was deemed sufficient for patient information.Conclusion: Providing accurate information to patients through artificial intelligence (AI) in common diseases may be beneficial for both patients and physicians. Although its reliability is currently subject to debate, it can improve over time.

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