Febrile convulsions are terrifying for parents to watch. As clinicians, it’s important to give accurate advice to families about their …
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My 5 year old son had his first and hopefully last one yesterday, convulsing, spasms, foaming etc, purple lips, bit his tongue so the foam came out semi-read. I thought he was dead, I never want to feel that again. For someone so COMMON or relatively common, every mum and dad should know what this is!
We can’t seem to tell if they’re simple of complex. Baby had one big simple one where they completely seized but now gets ticks/head shaking/repetitive motions everytime she gets a temp. Idk what to do at this point
My 5 year old son had his first and hopefully last one yesterday, convulsing, spasms, foaming etc, purple lips, bit his tongue so the foam came out semi-read. I thought he was dead, I never want to feel that again. For someone so COMMON or relatively common, every mum and dad should know what this is!
If febrile convulsions don’t cause brain damage, why do we give benzodiazepines to stop them?
We can’t seem to tell if they’re simple of complex. Baby had one big simple one where they completely seized but now gets ticks/head shaking/repetitive motions everytime she gets a temp. Idk what to do at this point
THANK YOU! This was so helpful!
I wish I'd seen this before I had kids. Very helpful, thank you.