Patient's question:
A 1.5-year-old child suddenly has a fever and seizures. What symptoms are caused by this and will it affect the child's health in the future?Doctor's answer:
Analysis of the condition: Note that if the child's symptoms are accompanied by fever, it may indicate high fever seizures. The child's brain development is not yet mature, and their ability to inhibit responses to stimuli is poor. Even weak stimuli can cause abnormal discharges in motor neurons in the brain, leading to convulsive symptoms.Advice: At the same time, it's important to note that a single occurrence of this phenomenon has little impact on the child's brain. If you are concerned, you can have an electroencephalogram (EEG) (or a dynamic EEG if necessary) performed at the hospital after the child recovers from the fever. However, if high fever seizures occur multiple times, it is certain to cause damage to the child's brain.