Are febrile seizures serious?

Convulsion is still a very dangerous disease for children. If not treated in time, it may have a very bad impact on the child's future and even threaten his life. Many parents still have little knowledge about febrile convulsions, so they don’t know how to deal with their children when they have a febrile convulsion. So what impact does febrile convulsion have on children? Let’s find out below.

Although it is a bit scary when a baby has a high fever convulsion, if the high fever convulsion is handled properly, it will not affect the baby. However, if it occurs repeatedly or lasts for a long time, it may affect the child's intelligence. When a baby has a high fever, the convulsion will last for about 2 to 3 minutes. As the convulsion stops, the baby's consciousness gradually begins to clear. Generally, convulsion will only occur once during the whole process. Once the baby has a high fever convulsion, parents must remain calm. Many parents will panic after their baby has a convulsion. In order to prevent their children from losing consciousness, many parents will pinch their children's Ren Zhong hard, but this often injures the baby's tender Ren Zhong, and the effect of pinching Ren Zhong is not very good.

Among febrile convulsions, convulsions are only a symptom and will not cause any harm to children. Compared with convulsions, the harm caused by high fever to children is the most terrifying. High fever is likely to cause damage to the child's central nervous system and hearing. However, during convulsions, the child is prone to biting his tongue or falling, causing trauma. If the baby's body temperature exceeds 38.5 degrees, antipyretics should be used to reduce the temperature as soon as possible, especially for children who have a history of convulsions. If the baby has a fever again, convulsions are likely to occur again.

If the baby only has a febrile convulsion occasionally, it will not affect the baby's intelligence through timely and effective control. However, if febrile convulsions occur repeatedly and are not treated promptly and effectively, it is likely to cause damage to the baby's brain, affecting the baby's intellectual development, and the baby may also lag behind in language. If febrile convulsions cannot be effectively controlled, they can easily develop into epilepsy.