Patient's question:
A girl is eight months old. Recently, the child has had a fever and said her body hurts. She doesn't know what's wrong. Please ask; How to handle convulsions in an eight-month-old baby with feverDoctor's answer:
High fever seizures are often caused by abnormal discharges of neurons in the brain due to fever, leading to temporary dysfunction of brain function. The main symptoms include foaming at the mouth, stiffness of the body, upward rolling of the eyes, and convulsions of the limbs. They are most common in children aged 6 months to 6 years. Since febrile seizures are often caused by abnormal discharges of neurons in the brain, it is necessary to conduct a thorough brain CT scan. Routine brain CT scans generally have little impact on children, so it is recommended to perform a brain CT scan and, if necessary, an electroencephalogram to rule out the possibility of epilepsy.