Patient's question:
At home, the child previously had a high fever, and it was severe with recurrent convulsions. In recent days, they have occasionally experienced hand and foot twitching symptoms. The hospital examination concluded it was epilepsy. I want to understand why high fever seizures can lead to epilepsy attacks? What kind of help is needed: Why do high fever seizures lead to epilepsy attacks?Doctor's answer:
High fever seizures refer to convulsions in children aged 1 to 6 months without intracranial infection or poisoning. They usually occur during the initial stages of upper respiratory infections or other infectious diseases, with convulsions recurring when the body temperature rises above 38°C. High fever seizures can be diagnosed by excluding intracranial infection and other organic or metabolic abnormalities that can cause convulsions.The cause of high fever seizures is not yet fully understood. Among the known triggering conditions, age, fever, infection, and hereditary factors are important. The hereditary factor is the predisposition to convulsions, fever is the condition that triggers convulsions, and infection is the cause of the fever.