Fever Seizures
Fever seizures are uncontrolled muscle spasms that can happen while a child’s temperature is rapidly rising. Sometimes the seizure occurs before you are even aware that the child has a fever. Once a child’s fever has reached a high temperature, the risk of a seizure is probably over.
A child having a fever seizure may lose consciousness. The child’s muscles will stiffen, and his or her teeth will clench. Then the child’s arms and legs will start to jerk. The child’s eyes may roll back, and he or she may stop breathing for a few seconds. The child might also vomit, urinate, or pass tools. Seizures usually last 1 to 5 minutes.
Although frightening, fever seizures in children age 6 months to 5 years are seldom serious and do not cause harm. Two to 4 percent of children in this age group are prone to fever seizures. About 30 percent of children who have a fever seizure will have another on in the future
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