What does pediatric convulsion mean?

When symptoms of pediatric convulsions occur, parents and friends are very worried. This is a relatively common symptom, especially in childhood, where infants and young children are prone to convulsions and other problems. The younger the age, the higher the incidence rate.

1. Convulsion is a common pediatric emergency and the most common neurological symptom in children. It is a common acute and serious disease in children, with the main clinical features of rhythmic limb movements (convulsions) and coma. Also known as "convulsion", commonly known as "convulsion" or "shock". It can occur in any season and is more common in infants and young children. The younger the age, the higher the incidence rate.

2. Some convulsions are potentially life-threatening. Generally, short-term convulsions have almost no obvious effect on the brain, but long-term convulsions, especially status epilepticus, may cause permanent neurological damage. Convulsions in children may or may not be accompanied by fever. Those accompanied by fever are mostly caused by infectious diseases. Common intracranial infectious diseases include meningitis, brain abscess, encephalitis, brain parasitic diseases, etc.; common extracranial infectious diseases include febrile convulsions and various serious infections (such as toxic bacillary dysentery, toxic pneumonia, sepsis, etc.).

3. Those without fever are mostly caused by non-infectious diseases. In addition to the common epilepsy, there are also water and electrolyte disorders, hypoglycemia, drug poisoning, food poisoning, genetic metabolic diseases, brain trauma, brain tumors, etc.