Febrile seizures - what to ask your doctor
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Your child has had a febrile seizure. A simple febrile seizure stops by itself within a few seconds to a few minutes. It is usually followed by a brief period of drowsiness or confusion.
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Alternate Names : Seizure - fever induced
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Can febrile seizures be prevented with medicine?
Maybe, but many doctors believe the risk of side effects from seizure medicines are worse than the child having another febrile seizure. Even if medicine is used, it may not prevent another seizure.
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Febrile seizures are convulsions that occur in a child who is between six months and six years of age and has a temperature greater than 100.4º F (38º C). The majority of febrile seizures occur in children between 12 and 18 months of age.
Febrile seizures occur between the ages of three months to five years, with the usual age being 6 months to 3 years. About 30% of children suffer recurrent simple febrile seizures.
Simple febrile seizures. These are the most common. They last from a few seconds to 15 minutes and stop on their own. After the seizure, your child may cry or be quite sleepy.
Febrile seizures occur in 3% to 4% of children who are younger than 5 years old. Fever lowers the seizure threshold in the brain. The whole brain can then "short-circuit," resulting in a generalized motor seizure.
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This type of seizure is associated with fever. These seizures are more commonly seen in children between six months and five years of age, and there may be a family history of this type of seizure.
Febrile seizures and epilepsy
Many parents worry that if their child has one or more febrile seizures, they will develop epilepsy when they get older. Epilepsy is a condition where a person has repeated seizures (fits) without fever.
Febrile seizures occur, by definition, with fever and in the absence of intracranial infection; they are considered a type of provoked seizure.
Can febrile seizures be prevented?
It may seem logical that if you keep a child's temperature down during a feverish illness it may prevent a febrile seizure. However, there is little scientific evidence to prove that this is so.
Can febrile seizures after vaccination be prevented?
In general, febrile seizures cannot be prevented. Some health care providers recommend aspirin-free fever-reducing medications to make the child more comfortable.
Febrile seizures are convulsions brought on by a fever in infants or small children. During a febrile seizure, a child often loses consciousness and shakes, moving limbs on both sides of the body.
Febrile Seizures. Febrile seizures are caused by high fever. They usually occur in children ages 3 months - 5 years. Between 10 - 15% of children with epilepsy have a history of febrile seizures before they develop epilepsy.
Febrile seizures are brought on by the sudden stimulation of many brain cells at once. Experts argue over whether febrile seizures are triggered by the height of the fever or by the rate of rise. I suspect that both play a role.
Febrile seizures - what to ask your doctor
You have Epilepsy. People with epilepsy have seizures. A seizure is a sudden brief change in the electrical activity in your brain.
Febrile Seizures (Seizures during a fever) occur either with a very high fever, or a rapidly rising temperature. Usually a Febrile Seizure does not go on to cause recurrent Seizures in the absence of fever (epilepsy).
Febrile seizures may occur because a child's developing brain is sensitive to the effects of fever. These seizures are most likely to occur with high body temperatures (higher than 102°F) but may also occur with milder fevers.
Febrile seizures, or convulsions caused by fever in small children or infants can be frightening, however, in general are harmless. Febrile seizures is not epilepsy. It is estimated that one in every 25 children will have at least one febrile seizure.
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Simple febrile seizures are generalized seizures associated with fever, occurring in 2% to 5% of children 6 months to 5 years of age, lasting less than 15 minutes and not recurring within 24 hours.
Epilepsy represents the most common serious neurological problem affecting children, with an overall incidence approaching 2% for febrile seizures (due to fever) and 1% for idiopathic epilepsy (without an identifiable cause).
Febrile Seizures: Seizures that occur with fever in children are not uncommon. What do they mean?
Rasmussen's Encephalitis: A rare inflammation of the brain that typically only affects one side of the brain and causes seizures.
About 2% of children with febrile seizures will eventually develop epileptic seizures.
Rarely, children between the ages of 6 months and 5 years can develop seizures from high fever (called febrile seizures).
Children between the ages of 6 months and 3 years can develop seizures from a high fever (called febrile seizures).
About 4 percent of children younger than age 5 experience fever-induced seizures (febrile seizures). The signs of febrile seizures, which occur when a child's temperature rises or falls rapidly, include a brief loss of consciousness and convulsions.
A very high fever in a small child can trigger seizures (febrile seizures) and therefore should be treated immediately.
Fever accompanied by severe headache, neck stiffness, mental confusion, or severe swelling of the throat.
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When children and infants develop a fever it is very important to monitor them closely and try and bring down their fevers to avoid complications such as dehydration and febrile seizures.
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