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   What is the best treatment for a febrile seizure?

   • Complex febrile seizures are more likely to need treatment. For children who tend to have prolonged febrile seizures, rectal diazepam (Diastat) may be prescribed for home use. This is typically used in case of a seizure that last longer than five minutes or if the child has more than one seizure in 24 hours.

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   How long does a febrile seizure last?

   • Complex febrile seizures. This type lasts longer than 15 minutes, occurs more than once within 24 hours or is confined to one side of your child's body. Febrile seizures most often occur within 24 hours of the onset of a fever and can be the first sign that a child is ill.

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   What is a simple febrile seizure?

   • Simple febrile seizures are those that have all three of the following: They affect both sides of your child’s body. A seizure that affects both sides of your child’s body is “generalized” (as opposed to focal seizures, which only affect one side of their body). They’re short-lived. Simple febrile seizures last fewer than 15 minutes.

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   Mar 3, 2023 · A febrile seizure is a convulsion in a child that's caused by a fever. The fever is often from an infection. Febrile seizures occur in young, healthy children who have normal development and haven't had any neurological symptoms before. It can be frightening when your child has a febrile seizure.

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   Apr 23, 2022 · You should get emergency medical care for febrile seizures in any of the following situations: If this is the first febrile seizure your child has experienced. If a febrile seizure lasts at least five minutes and isn’t stopping or slowing down. If your child has trouble breathing. If your child also has symptoms of a brain or spinal cord ...

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   Jan 12, 2023 · Irregular breathing (it may seem like they stop breathing or turn blue) A short period of sleepiness or confusion after the seizure. How do you treat febrile seizures? There is no specific treatment for febrile seizures. It may seem like forever, but most febrile seizures stop in a few seconds to minutes.

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   Apr 1, 2019 · A febrile seizure is a seizure occurring in a child six months to five years of age that is accompanied by a fever (100.4°F or greater) without central nervous system infection. Febrile...

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   The emergency squad can give your child medicine to stop the seizure. Has trouble breathing, and their skin or lips change color. Chokes on vomit, blood, or other fluid (secretions). Gets injured during a seizure and needs first aid. Call your child's doctor or health care provider if they: Have a febrile seizure for the first time.

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   Nov 30, 2021 · Learn More. How to identify a seizure. A febrile seizure often occurs in the first few hours of a fever, when the temperature is rising. “Fever from any viral or bacterial infection can result in febrile seizures,” says Sara Molisani, MD, attending physician in the Division of Neurology at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).

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   Sep 13, 2023 · Febrile seizures are convulsions that occur in a child who is between six months and five years of age and has a temperature greater than 100.4ºF (38ºC). The majority of febrile seizures occur in children between 12 and 18 months of age. Febrile seizures occur in 2 to 4 percent of children younger than five years old.