Search This Blog

9.3.11

What is a complex febrile convulsion in children?

Typical of hyperpyretic convulsion: also known as simple (or simple) febrile seizures, atypical febrile convulsion and convulsion of complexity. Where the children with febrile convulsion, age of onset, degree of fever, seizure, seizure when form does not have the characteristics of simple febrile convulsion, can be considered as a complex febrile convulsion.


Pathogenesis of early complexity febrile convulsion is less than 6 months or more than 6 years of age. Generalized convulsion at more than 15 minutes duration, can also occur when a low heat convulsion, attack forms can be a part of the attack or a systemic attack, at the same time in the disease process (or within 24 hours) seizure more than 1, can have temporary paralysis syndrome after seizure abnormal nervous system signs such as. Heat back 1-2 week may have exceptions for EEG, poor prognosis of simple febrile convulsion, especially with family history of epilepsy or first febrile convulsion in children with organic lesions of the brain before, more prone to developing to epilepsy.

No comments:

Post a Comment