A family history of epilepsy in febrile convulsions may increase the risk of developing epilepsy. The exact term for febrile convulsions is febrile convulsions, which are uncontrollable twitching of random muscles as well as changes in muscle tone caused by transient synchronized discharges of a large number of neurons. There is a genetic predisposition to febrile convulsions, a diagnosis of exclusivity as well as a diagnosis based on clinical presentation, and febrile convulsions are a benign disease with a favorable prognosis. The latest classification of epilepsy by the International League Against Epilepsy suggests that febrile convulsions are no longer classified as epilepsy, and that recurrent episodes of febrile convulsions, which may be complex febrile convulsions, are a risk factor for epilepsy and therefore may precipitate epilepsy. When a patient develops febrile convulsions, he or she should go to the hospital in time to see a doctor.