What is the reason for the baby's convulsions after fever?

The most common diseases for babies are fever and diarrhea. Since babies have relatively poor resistance, they can easily catch a cold and have a fever. Some babies recover quickly after treatment, but some babies will have diarrhea and convulsions after having a fever. Many times we are unfamiliar with these situations because our parents are young and inexperienced parents. So what is the reason for convulsions after a baby has a fever? Let’s learn more about it!

The young child originally just had a cold and a high fever, but suddenly, his face turned blue, his hands and feet began to twitch, his eyes drooped, and then he lost consciousness. Parents who have never seen such a scene are often frightened and at a loss what to do.

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.

We have solved the problem of why babies convulse after having a fever. This is a problem that bothers young parents. Of course, not all parents will encounter such a situation. Many people think that a fever is just a simple fever. In fact, it is not like this. Inexperienced parents should learn more about their children’s situation to prevent any accidents.