Symptoms and causes of baby's fever and convulsions

Symptoms of fever and convulsions in babies are quite common. These symptoms occur when the fever is 39 degrees or above. Fever in babies is a very common disease. Severe fever can cause convulsions, which stimulates the baby's body and brain. So what are the symptoms of fever and convulsions in babies? What reasons in life can cause fever and convulsions in babies? Please follow us to learn more. We hope that every parent should be vigilant.

When normal brain activity is disrupted, a febrile seizure can occur. A high fever seizure often occurs without warning. During a febrile seizure, your child may:

1. The body becomes stiff or limp.

2. Being unconscious or unable to recognize the surrounding environment.

3. Body twitching.

4. Difficulty breathing.

The causes of childhood convulsions can be divided into two categories: infectious (febrile convulsions) and non-infectious (afebrile convulsions) according to the presence or absence of infection. According to the site of involvement of the lesion, it is divided into intracranial and extracranial types.

(1) Infectious convulsions (febrile convulsions)

1. Intracranial viral infections such as viral encephalitis and Japanese encephalitis. Bacterial infections such as purulent meningitis, tuberculous meningitis, brain abscess, and venous sinus thrombosis. Fungal infections such as cryptococcal meningitis. Parasitic infections such as cerebral cysticercosis, cerebral malaria, cerebral schistosomiasis, cerebral paragonimiasis, and toxoplasmosis.

2. Extracranial diseases: high fever convulsions, toxic encephalopathy (severe pneumonia, whooping cough, toxic dysentery, sepsis as primary diseases), tetanus, etc.

(ii) Non-infectious convulsions (afebrile convulsions)

1. Intracranial diseases and craniocerebral injuries such as birth injuries, brain trauma, neonatal asphyxia, and intracranial hemorrhage. Abnormal brain development such as congenital hydrocephalus, cerebrovascular malformations, macrocephaly (microcephaly), cerebral palsy and neurocutaneous syndrome. Intracranial space-occupying diseases such as brain tumors and brain cysts. Epileptic syndromes such as grand mal seizures and infantile spasms. Brain degenerative diseases such as demyelinating encephalopathy and macular degeneration.

2. Extracranial diseases Metabolic diseases such as hypocalcemia, hypoglycemia, hypomagnesemia, hyponatremia, hypernatremia, vitamin B1 or B6 deficiency, etc. Genetic metabolic diseases such as glycogen storage disease, galactosemia, phenylketonuria, hepatolenticular degeneration, and mucopolysaccharidosis. Systemic diseases such as hypertensive encephalopathy, uremia, heart rhythm disorders, severe anemia, food, drug or pesticide poisoning, etc.

The symptoms of a baby's fever and convulsions are very obvious. After this symptom occurs, parents will worry that the child's high fever will affect their intellectual development, and they are even more worried that the baby will have sequelae after the fever and convulsions. Therefore, when taking care of your child, you should observe physical abnormalities every day to prevent the baby from continuing to have a fever and reduce the fever in time. A high fever will have a certain impact on the body.