What are the effects of a child having a fever and convulsions?

Every family member does not want to see their children being threatened and harmed by diseases, especially after a fever occurs. It is necessary to reduce the temperature as soon as possible, otherwise there is a possibility of convulsions. So what are the effects of fever and convulsions on children? If there is a persistent convulsion, the consequences are still very serious. Not only will the child's brain nerves be damaged, but the child may also be in danger of life.

When a child has a fever and convulsions, he or she will be extremely irritable or "startle" from time to time, and will be nervous; look terrified, and the muscle tension of the limbs will suddenly increase; breathing will suddenly become rapid, paused, or irregular; body temperature will rise suddenly, and complexion will change drastically; pupils will be of different sizes; and the edges will be uneven. Typical manifestations are sudden onset, loss of consciousness, head tilted back, fixed upward or squinting eyes, foaming at the mouth, clenched jaws, and clonic or tonic convulsions of the facial or limb muscles.

In severe cases, neck stiffness, opisthotonos, irregular breathing, cyanosis, or incontinence may occur. The duration may be from a few seconds to several minutes or longer. Then turn into drowsiness or coma. Examination during or shortly after an attack may reveal signs such as dilated pupils, slow reaction to light, and positive pathological reflexes. Consciousness is restored shortly after the attack stops.

It is common in children between 6 months and 4 years old. Convulsions usually occur in the early stage of fever and are short-lived. It is rare for multiple seizures to occur consecutively during a single febrile illness. It often occurs within 12 hours of fever. Consciousness recovers quickly after the attack, and there are no positive neurological signs. The EEG returns to normal one week after the fever subsides. This is a simple febrile convulsion with a good prognosis.

The onset age of complex febrile seizures is uncertain, often occurring before 6 months or after 6 years of age. Initially, it is a high fever seizure. After several seizures, convulsions may occur with low fever or even without fever. Sometimes, the seizures occur repeatedly, and each seizure lasts longer, more than 15 minutes. The EEG examination is still abnormal 2 weeks after the seizure, and the prognosis is poor. The probability of developing epilepsy is 15% to 30%.

I believe everyone is very clear about the impact of fever and convulsions on children. No matter how serious the condition is after the fever and convulsions, it needs to be taken seriously by family members. In addition, you also need to realize that as long as you have a fever, you must take it seriously. If you have a high fever, you must go to the hospital as soon as possible and do not delay.