Symptoms of febrile convulsions

  Patients with febrile convulsions may experience generalized or localized compulsive or clonic muscle convulsions accompanied by transient loss of consciousness. Febrile convulsions are usually caused by high fever, therefore, when they occur, physical cooling or medication should be administered promptly.  Febrile convulsions are common in children. In addition to unconscious convulsions and impaired consciousness, there are also symptoms such as fixation of the eyes or squinting, staring, and hanging of the eyes, etc. Some children may have distorted eyes and mouth, blue or pale face, which may be accompanied by transient respiratory pauses. When the patient is in the process of convulsion, the brain loses control may accidentally bite the tongue, there will be bleeding in the mouth; in severe cases, if no one is next to the patient in the process of seizure, the head or body may hit hard objects, resulting in trauma, such as bleeding skin petechiae, fractures, or even intracranial hemorrhage crisis life. Some patients with epilepsy, also have febrile convulsions, but there is usually a family history of them.  In the case of febrile convulsions, the child is in critical condition and should be treated promptly with fever reduction, preferably at the nearest hospital. If the patient has a persistent state of convulsions, in addition to reducing the fever, some sedative medication is needed.