Patient's question:
When the child is reading, they are particularly quiet. However, starting last week, I've noticed that when she's lying down or sitting, her thighs, knees, shoulders, and arms are experiencing some severe pain. The muscle twitches are wandering down. What illness could this be? What's the difference between febrile seizures and epilepsy? Other times, she's perfectly fine.The kind of help I'm seeking: I want to know, what's the difference between febrile seizures and epilepsy?
Doctor's answer:
Children with febrile seizures have episodic diseases. The common incidence rate is between 0.5 and 6 years old. Seizures are usually related to fever, but there is no infection in the brain during seizures. Boys have a higher incidence of seizures than girls. Additionally, children with febrile seizures typically experience generalized tonic-clonic or generalized tonic seizures. If the recurrence occurs within 15 minutes to 2 hours, it is referred to as a complex febrile seizure. Children's febrile seizures are not the same as epilepsy, but regardless of the disease, they can cause harm to children. Therefore, parents should take their children to the hospital for a thorough examination promptly if any symptoms reappear.