Patient's question:
What are the symptoms of high fever convulsions in children? My son is 3 years old. He had a very high fever yesterday, which exceeded 38 degrees. In no time, he started coughing. When sleeping, he kept twitching, which looked very much like convulsions caused by high fever. What medicine should I take?Doctor's answer:
Children with high fever seizures may exhibit upward rolling or strabismus of the eyes. The limbs become rigid and twitch in bursts. Facial muscles may also twitch intermittently. It is often accompanied by confusion, incontinence of urine and feces, etc. If a child's fever exceeds 38.5 degrees Celsius, it is essential to administer fever-reducing medication or rectal suppositories. When a child experiences convulsions, it is crucial to loosen their clothing, turn their head to one side, and prevent vomit from entering the airway to avoid suffocation.