What happens when the baby has convulsions after a fever?

Babies are the apple of our eyes. We take care of them very carefully, fearing that they will feel uncomfortable or sick. However, they still get sick frequently, which makes us particularly worried. Moreover, there is only one child in a family, and several adults cannot take good care of the child. We feel particularly guilty, but the child often has a fever and sometimes even has convulsions. What's going on? Let’s take a look at what happens when a baby has convulsions after having a fever?

Heat cramps occur within 24 hours of a high fever and are a common pediatric disease. According to statistics, 3 to 4 out of every 100 children under the age of 5 have experienced heat cramps. The age of onset is roughly between 9 months and 5 years old, and the first onset is mostly between 1.5 and 2 years old.

There is no clear answer to the cause of heat cramps. There is currently no clear answer to the cause of heat cramps. However, most people believe that this is because the brain nerve cells of young children are not yet fully developed, and some diseases (such as colds, pneumonia, roseola) cause high fever, causing some nerve cells in the brain to become overactive, resulting in abnormal discharges and leading to certain brain dysfunction reactions.

Heat cramps may run in families, so if one of your parents or siblings had heat cramps as a child, other children will also be more likely to develop the disease.

Epilepsy and febrile convulsions cannot be completely equated. Epilepsy is caused by abnormal discharge of brain cells. It usually occurs repeatedly and irregularly, and needs to be confirmed through relevant examinations such as brain waves or brain CT. Epilepsy attacks do not necessarily occur in the case of high fever.

Therefore, we can only say that a small number of children with epilepsy may present in the form of febrile convulsions, but this does not mean that febrile convulsions will definitely develop into epilepsy, and parents do not need to worry too much.

Through the above content, we know what is going on when the baby has convulsions after having a fever. Many times, we only blame ourselves but do not reflect on what we did wrong to make the child suffer. Therefore, we should find the cause so that we can make better corrections and prevent the child from getting sick so that they can grow up healthily.