What causes children to have fever and convulsions?

Many families have reported that their children often have fevers and even convulsions. So what causes fever and convulsions in children? In fact, children's immunity is very poor, and their body's ability to withstand disease is very poor. Once they have a fever and do not subside quickly, it will cause over-excitement of the brain nerves, resulting in high fever convulsions. However, it is still necessary to detect and treat it in time.

Febrile convulsion refers to a convulsion that occurs when the baby's body temperature is higher than 39°C in the early stages of a respiratory infection or other infectious disease. Among them, high fever convulsions caused by upper respiratory tract infection are the most common. Generally, when the child's body temperature rises sharply, the higher the temperature, the more likely the attack is. Except newborns, babies of other ages may suffer from febrile convulsions. 90% of them occur between 6 months and 3 years old, 4% occur before 6 months old, 6% occur after 3 years old, and the average age of onset is 18-22 months.

Symptoms of febrile seizures

It manifests itself shortly after the onset of high fever (body temperature above 39°C) or when the body temperature rises suddenly, with whole-body or local muscle convulsions, staring, squinting, straightening or rolling up of the eyes, accompanied by loss of consciousness. Breathing may stop for 1-2 minutes. In severe cases, the lips may turn blue, and incontinence may sometimes occur. Most patients experience only one attack during one fever. It takes about 3-5 minutes, and the elderly can take up to 10 minutes.

Precautions for febrile seizures

Even if the baby's convulsions have stopped after emergency treatment, you should go to the hospital to further find out the real cause of the convulsions. If the baby's convulsions last for more than 5 minutes and cannot be relieved, or if the convulsions occur repeatedly in a short period of time, it indicates that the condition is serious and the baby must be rushed to the hospital. During the medical consultation, keep your baby exposed and straighten his neck to keep his airway open. Do not wrap your baby too tightly as this may block the mouth and nose, causing airway obstruction or even suffocation and death.

Generally speaking, babies who have had febrile convulsions have adverse reactions to many vaccines, so you need to inform your health care provider before vaccination. Usually, immunization will not be performed within 1 year after a febrile convulsion. When a baby has a high fever, he or she is often in a drowsy state. At this time, parents should pay attention to changing the baby's body position and frequently massage the back and buttocks to promote blood circulation.

As to what causes children to have fever and convulsions, a clear answer has been given above. No matter how serious the child’s illness is, it is necessary to raise awareness of prevention and treatment and not allow the condition to worsen. In addition, we must find the correct methods to treat, improve the child's living habits, and regulate the child's body so that they can recover health faster and better.