Febrile Seizure Quiz
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Unnati Patel, MD, MSc (Family Medicine)
Dr.Patel serves as Center Medical Director and a Primary Care Physician at Oak Street Health in Arizona. She graduated from the Zhejiang University School of Medicine prior to working in clinical research focused on preventive medicine at the University of Illinois and the University of Nevada. Dr. Patel earned her MSc in Global Health from Georgetown University, during which she worked with the WHO in Sierra Leone and Save the Children in Washington, D.C. She went on to complete her Family Medicine residency in Chicago at Norwegian American Hospital before completing a fellowship in Leadership in Value-based Care in conjunction with the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management, where she earned her MBA. Dr. Patel’s interests include health tech and teaching medical students and she currently serves as Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Arizona School of Medicine.
Yoshinori Abe, MD (Internal Medicine)
Dr. Abe graduated from The University of Tokyo School of Medicine in 2015. He completed his residency at the Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Longevity Medical Center. He co-founded Ubie, Inc. in May 2017, where he currently serves as CEO & product owner at Ubie. Since December 2019, he has been a member of the Special Committee for Activation of Research in Emergency AI of the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine. | | Dr. Abe has been elected in the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Healthcare & Science category.
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The first seizure
Repetitive seizures
Fever then no fever then fever again
I have a seizure that is not symmetric
Recently had a seizure
Periodic fever (>100.4°F / 38°C)
Seizures when I wake up
Just 3 minutes.
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What is Febrile Seizure?
Febrile seizures are seizures that occur due to high fever caused by viral infections, and less commonly, bacterial infection. They usually occur in children between the ages of 6 months and 3 years. Febrile seizures most often occur within 24 hours of the onset of a fever and can be the first sign that a child is ill. Some children inherit a family's tendency to have seizures with a fever.
Typical Symptoms of Febrile Seizure
Seizure
Family history of fits during fevers / febrile seizures
Fever
Seizure lasted longer than 5 minutes
History of previous seizures from fever / febrile convulsions
Seizures during a fever of at least 100.4°F / 38°C
Seizure with jerking movements
My brain is not functioning right now
Doctor's Diagnostic Questionson Febrile Seizure
Your doctor may ask these questions to check for this disease:
Have you had a seizure?
Any family history of febrile convulsions or seizures in childhood?
Do you have a fever?
Did your seizure last longer than five minutes?
Have you ever had febrile convulsions?
Treatmentof Febrile Seizure
Medication to stop the seizures is administered through the nose (as sprays), the rectum, or injected. These medications are typically used to treat seizures that last longer than five minutes or if the child has more than one seizure within 24 hours. Medication to reduce the fever and treat infection can also beprescribed.
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Diseases related to Febrile Seizure
References
Hashimoto R, Suto M, Tsuji M, Sasaki H, Takehara K, Ishiguro A, Kubota M. Use of antipyretics for preventing febrile seizure recurrence in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur J Pediatr. 2021 Apr;180(4):987-997. doi: 10.1007/s00431-020-03845-8. Epub 2020 Oct 30. PMID: 33125519.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00431-020-03845-8
Smith DK, Sadler KP, Benedum M. Febrile Seizures: Risks, Evaluation, and Prognosis. Am Fam Physician. 2019 Apr 1;99(7):445-450. PMID: 30932454.
https://www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/issues/2019/0401/p445.html
Subcommittee on Febrile Seizures; American Academy of Pediatrics. Neurodiagnostic evaluation of the child with a simple febrile seizure. Pediatrics. 2011 Feb;127(2):389-94. doi: 10.1542/peds.2010-3318. PMID: 21285335.
https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/127/2/389/65189/Febrile-Seizures-Guideline-for-the-Neurodiagnostic
Patterson JL, Carapetian SA, Hageman JR, Kelley KR. Febrile seizures. Pediatr Ann. 2013 Dec;42(12):249-54. doi: 10.3928/00904481-20131122-09. PMID: 24295158.
https://journals.healio.com/doi/10.3928/00904481-20131122-09
Febrile Seizures - Mayo Clinic
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/febrile-seizure/symptoms-causes/syc-20372522
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Reviewed By:
Unnati Patel, MD, MSc (Family Medicine)
Dr.Patel serves as Center Medical Director and a Primary Care Physician at Oak Street Health in Arizona. She graduated from the Zhejiang University School of Medicine prior to working in clinical research focused on preventive medicine at the University of Illinois and the University of Nevada. Dr. Patel earned her MSc in Global Health from Georgetown University, during which she worked with the WHO in Sierra Leone and Save the Children in Washington, D.C. She went on to complete her Family Medicine residency in Chicago at Norwegian American Hospital before completing a fellowship in Leadership in Value-based Care in conjunction with the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management, where she earned her MBA. Dr. Patel’s interests include health tech and teaching medical students and she currently serves as Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Arizona School of Medicine.
Yoshinori Abe, MD (Internal Medicine)
Dr. Abe graduated from The University of Tokyo School of Medicine in 2015. He completed his residency at the Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Longevity Medical Center. He co-founded Ubie, Inc. in May 2017, where he currently serves as CEO & product owner at Ubie. Since December 2019, he has been a member of the Special Committee for Activation of Research in Emergency AI of the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine. | | Dr. Abe has been elected in the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Healthcare & Science category.
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