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Febrile seizures are the most common seizure type displayed in children between three months to three years. They are seizures which a child can get when they experience high blood fever. Usually, this fever range between 390 to 400C or even higher, and it happens frequently. The quick modification in temperature represents a more element, making the high the fever trigger a seizure. Moreover, a febrile seizure occurs in young children with normal growth without a history of neurologic symptoms.
Febrile seizures can be caused by either a higher or a lower than normal body temperature. A fever that occurs to a child after immunization can also result in this seizure. The risk factors where the family members are displayed to be affected with febrile seizures will definitely put the kid at a higher risk of infection (Smith, 2019). This seizure manifestation occurs when the child is stiff, and their arms and legs begin to twitch. They lose consciousness, and they often wet themselves.
Treatment of febrile seizures needs antipyretic therapy. This helps in decreasing the temperature, making it easier to stop the febrile status epilepticus. Also, febrile seizure treatment becomes supportive in cases where the seizure lasts for less than five minutes. For seizures lasting for more than five minutes, its treatment is through the use of drugs with careful monitoring (Victorio, 2019). The uncontrolled febrile seizure hurts the growth of the child. It results in a difficult raised risk for unsuccessful school experiences, the difficulty for a child to be socially engaged with his or her peers, poor self-esteem, among others. The treatment for febrile seizure results in the risk of having a learning difficulty due to decreased intelligence in a child. Also, this treatment results in the benefit of reducing the risk of subsequent febrile seizures in a child.
References
Smith, D. K. (2019). Febrile Seizure: Risk. Evaluation and Prognosis. Retrieved from https://www.aafp.org/journals/afp.html
Victorio, C. M. (2019). Febrile Seizure. Retrieved from https://www.msdmanuals.com/professional/pediatrics/neurologic-disorders-in-children/febrile-seizures