Patient's question:
At 10:30, I noticed the child had a fever. When I measured their temperature, it was 38.5°C. Since we were having dinner and the child had just fallen asleep, I covered them with a very thick blanket to help them sweat it out. I decided to wait until after dinner to see a doctor. They slept for about 20 minutes, and I checked their forehead with my lips to test the temperature. It might have been a high fever followed by a sudden shock, because their head started twitching uncontrollably, and their lips turned purple. The process lasted for 7-8 minutes, during which they lost control of their bladder and bowels. After being taken to the hospital, they received antipyretic and anti-inflammatory injections, and now they are feeling better.I want to ask if the twitching could have caused any damage to the child's brain? Thank you.
What kind of assistance do you need: I want to ask if the twitching could have caused any damage to the child's brain? Thank you.
Doctor's answer:
Children often experience seizures due to high fever,,, but during the relief period after seizures, the children usually play normally and show no other neurological symptoms. This clinical condition is known as febrile convulsions.。However, repeated episodes of high fever seizures can cause varying degrees of harm to the brain. According to data compiled, approximately 20% of children may later develop epilepsy, mostly among those with prolonged high fever seizures, frequent recurrences, and recurrent anorexia after seizures. Some children experience seizures even at a temperature of 38°C, and others have a family history of epilepsy.