How to treat a one-year-old baby’s convulsions

  A one-year-old baby, in case of convulsions, must seek prompt medical attention. First of all, it is important to clarify whether the child’s convulsion is a fever-free convulsion or a convulsion caused by fever.  If the child’s convulsions are caused by fever, most of them are considered to be febrile convulsions. Convulsions are caused by a sudden rise in the child’s body temperature, resulting in a generalized convulsion. 70% of children are related to upper respiratory tract infections, others have rash diseases, otitis media, etc. Once febrile convulsions occur, the first thing to do is to deal with the original cause, mainly by using antipyretics in a timely manner, and in the case of convulsions you can use diazepam, which is commonly known as Valium, to sedate the child.  For complex febrile convulsions, sedatives can be taken to prevent seizures if necessary, and for new seizures that cannot be stopped by oral valium, long-term oral antiepileptic drugs such as sodium valproate or phenobarbital are needed for treatment if necessary. The most common cause of feverless convulsions is epilepsy, which is a chronic disease of the brain caused by a variety of causes, mainly recurrent excessive discharges of neurons in the brain. The most common cause of febrile convulsions is epilepsy.  If the convulsions are caused by hypoglycemia, then timely replenishment of sugar, if the convulsions are caused by electrolyte disorders, it is necessary to actively correct according to the laboratory indicators, so as to achieve the purpose of controlling the convulsions.  In summary, pediatric convulsions are critical and serious, once they occur, seek medical attention as soon as possible, actively search for the cause, and control the convulsions at the same time, to carry out treatment of the original disease.