What's the problem with convulsions when a child has a fever

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Recently, children have been suffering from fever. If we observe carefully, we find that it's not just fever, but also convulsions. Now I'd like to introduce to you what's wrong with children's convulsions when they have a fever.

What's the problem with convulsions when a child has a fever

First, febrile convulsion is the most common in children. The incidence of febrile convulsion is 3% - 4% in children aged 0-7. The so-called febrile convulsion refers to the infant after examination, confirmed fever convulsion is caused by upper respiratory tract infection or tonsillitis. Febrile convulsion caused by infection of central nervous system, lung, urinary tract and gastrointestinal tract does not belong to the category of febrile convulsion.

Second: because the development of the nervous system of infants is not perfect, such as the inhibition function of the cerebral cortex is poor, the nerve myelin sheath is not completely formed, once stimulated by the outside world (such as high fever, etc.), the excitement is easy to spread and cause convulsions. The first febrile convulsion often occurs between 6 months and 3 years old, and relatives often have a history of febrile convulsion or epilepsy.

Third: General in the body temperature rose sharply after a few hours of systemic convulsions, performance for two eyes up or gaze, face and limbs constantly twitch, loss of consciousness, some even cyanosis and incontinence, convulsion time is short, for 5-10 minutes, in a fever course generally only convulsion once, convulsion attack after the general and good condition. In 30% - 50% of the children, febrile convulsions can occur once they encounter high fever.

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If the child has a fever, it may be just a simple fever, but if it is accompanied by convulsions, we have to be careful, which does not rule out the possibility of epilepsy, so it is better to go to the hospital for professional treatment.