Patient's question:
My child doesn't know what happened, he appeared again with fever and seizures, which makes me very worried, but I don't know what to do. How should I handle this child's fever and seizures?Doctor's answer:
The twitching of a baby with a fever is medically referred to as "febrile seizures." This is primarily due to the incomplete development of the nervous system in infants and young children, as well as the incomplete myelination of the cerebral cortex. Once exposed to external stimuli or excitement, it can easily spread and trigger twitching. Generally, infants and young children aged 6 months to 4 years, especially those who frequently have colds and fevers, are more prone to experiencing febrile seizures. These seizures most often occur when the baby has a high fever, such as a temperature of 39°C-40°C, and the duration is usually about 2-3 minutes, rarely lasting less than 10 minutes. Once the twitching stops, the child also regains consciousness.