Febrile Seizure Quiz
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Content updated on Sep 20, 2022
What is febrile seizure?
Febrile seizures are fits/ seizures that occur due to high grade fever caused by viral infections and less commonly bacterial infection. It usually occurs in children between the ages of 6 months and 3 years.
Symptoms of febrile seizure
History of previous seizures from fever / febrile convulsions
Fever
Seizure
Seizures during a fever of at least 100.4°F / 38°C
Seizure with jerking movements
Family history of fits during fevers / febrile seizures
Seizure lasted longer than 5 minutes
My brain is not functioning right now
Questions your doctor may ask to check for febrile seizure
Your doctor may ask these questions to diagnose febrile seizure
Have you ever been diagnosed with febrile convulsions?
Do you have a fever?
Have you had a seizure?
Did you have a seizure (fit) when you had a fever higher than 100.4°F / 38°C?
Did your body shake and become stiff during the seizure (fit)?
Treatment for febrile seizure
Medication to stop the seizures are administered through the nose (as sprays), the rectum or injected. Medication to bring down the fever and treat infection are also prescribed.
Diseases related to Febrile seizure
References
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https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00431-020-03845-8
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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.
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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.
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Reviewed By:
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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