Febrile Seizures: Introduction
There is nothing more scary than a seizure in your child.
Febrile seizures occur in babies and young children and are due to fever
and high temperature.
Fortunately, most febrile seizures are harmless and do not cause brain damage
or any serious complication.
However, a child or baby that has a febrile seizure
does have a serious fever and needs prompt medical advice.
There is also a possibility of meningitis or other serious cause of the fever.
Although the need for hospitalization is not typical, your doctor
will need to treat and monitor the underlying cause of the fever,
in addition to monitoring any seizures. ...more »
Symptoms of Febrile Seizures
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Treatments for Febrile Seizures
- What to do during a seizure:
- Move child to a safe surface - e.g. the floor
- Place child on side or stomach - to avoid choking
- Remove objects from mouth - if this is possible.
- Avoid placing anything in mouth
- more treatments...»
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had been institutionalized and treated for mental illness
because he suffered from sudden inability to speak.
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Sinusitis is overdiagnosed: There is a tendency to give a diagnosis of sinusitis,
when the condition is really a harmless complication of another infection,
such as a common cold....read more »
Whooping cough often undiagnosed: Although most children in the Western world have been
immunized against whooping cough (also called "pertussis"), this protection wears
off after about 15...read more »
Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for
a patient to show mental decline to dementia.
Whereas this can, of course, occur due to various medical conditions,
such as a stroke...read more »
Mild traumatic brain injury often remains undiagnosed: Although the symptoms
of severe brain injury are hard to miss,
it is less clear for milder injuries, or even those causing a mild concussion diagnosis.
The condition goes by...read more »
MTBI misdiagnosed as balance problem: When a person has symptoms
such as vertigo or dizziness, a diagnosis of brain injury may go overlooked.
This...read more »
Brain pressure condition often misdiagnosed as dementia: A condition
that results from an excessive pressure of CSF within the brain is often misdiagnosed.
It may be misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease or...read more »
Post-concussive brain injury often misdiagnosed: A study found that soldiers who had
suffered a concussive injury in battle often were misdiagnosed on their return.
A variety of symptoms can occur in post...read more »
Children with migraine often misdiagnosed: A migraine often fails to be
correctly diagnosed in pediatric patients.
These patients are not the typical migraine sufferers, but migraines can also occur in children.
See ...read more »
Vitamin B12 deficiency under-diagnosed: The condition of Vitamin B12 deficiency
is a possible misdiagnosis of various conditions, such as multiple sclerosis (see symptoms of multiple sclerosis).
See symptoms of Vitamin B12...read more »
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Prognosis for Febrile Seizures
Prognosis for Febrile Seizures:
Good. Most febrile seizures are harmless. Brain damage or choking is rare. Underlying cause of the fever needs treatment. Children usually outgrow these seizures.
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Article Excerpts about Febrile Seizures
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. Less
commonly, the child becomes rigid or has twitches in only a portion of the
body. Most febrile seizures last a minute or two; some can be as brief as
a few seconds, while others last for more than 15 minutes.
(Source: excerpt from NINDS Febrile Seizures Information Page: NINDS)
Definitions of Febrile Seizures:
Seizures that occur during a febrile episode. It is a common condition, affecting 2-5% of children aged 3 months to five years. An autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance has been identified in some families. The majority are simple febrile seizures (generally defined as generalized onset, single seizures with a duration of less than 30 minutes). Complex febrile seizures are characterized by focal onset, duration greater than 30 minutes, and/or more than one seizure in a 24 hour period. The likelihood of developing epilepsy (i.e., a nonfebrile seizure disorder) following simple febrile seizures is low. Complex febrile seizures are associated with a moderately increased incidence of epilepsy. (From Menkes, Textbook of Child Neurology, 5th ed, p784)
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