What happened to a 7-year-old child with a high fever and convulsions?

It is inevitable that children feel uncomfortable. When children feel uncomfortable, what parents fear most is that their children will have a fever, which is also a common thing. In addition, some children will have convulsions after having a fever, which is what we usually call seizures. This is particularly scary for parents and is also a reaction to an abnormal condition in children. So, what's going on with a 7-year-old child having a high fever and convulsions? Let’s take a look.

A febrile seizure can be a bit scary. The baby usually shows sudden onset of whole body or local muscle spasm, and does not respond when called. The baby's head is tilted back or to one side, the eyes are rolled up or slanted to one side or blink frequently, the face and lips are pale or blackened, the teeth are clenched, and there is foaming at the mouth (if the tongue is bitten, blood foam will be spit out), the limbs are stiff or twitching rhythmically, and incontinence may also occur. It is what is commonly known as convulsion or epilepsy.

There are many causes of febrile convulsions in babies, which are often caused by bacterial or viral infections. Such as meningitis, brain abscess, tonsillitis, otitis media, upper respiratory tract infection and bacillary dysentery. The baby's nervous system is underdeveloped, and high fever causes the central nervous system to become overexcited.

In addition, the occurrence of febrile convulsions is related to genetic factors. 24% of the sick babies have a family history of febrile convulsions, and 4% have a family history of epilepsy. Studies have suggested that abnormalities in certain genes are the basis for the occurrence of this disease.

The above is about the situation of a 7-year-old child with high fever and convulsions. After the child has a fever and convulsions, parents must pay great attention, especially to actively go to the hospital for examination and treatment, and at the same time find out the cause of the child's convulsions. This plays an important role in the child's treatment and future prevention. In addition, parents should not worry too much after the child has a convulsion.