Causes of Febrile Seizures in The Children
What makes a child to be prone to recurrent febrile seizures?
Some factors that appear to increase the risk of children suffering from recurrent febrile seizures include: a first febrile seizure at an early age (less than 15 months), frequent fevers and having close relatives with history of febrile seizures.
If the seizure occurs immediately at the beginning of fever or when the temperature is relatively low, the risk of recurrence is higher.
A first episode of febrile seizures is not increased substantially over the risk of recurrent febrile seizures long or short.
In spite of that can be daunting for parents, the vast majority of febrile seizures are harmless. During a seizure, there is a small chance that the child would suffer damage if dropped or stalls for food or saliva in the mouth.
Providing appropriate first aid for seizures can help avoid these hazards (see the section entitled “What should be done by a child with febrile seizures.”)
There is no evidence that febrile seizures cause brain damage. Extensive studies have found that children with febrile seizures have normal school achievement and perform on tests of intellect just as well that the brothers who do not have seizures. Even in the rare cases of very prolonged seizures (more than an hour), most children recover completely.
About 95 to 98 percent of children who have experienced febrile seizures do not develop epilepsy. However, although the absolute risk remain attached too low, some children who have had febrile seizures face an increased risk of developing epilepsy.
These children include those who had febrile seizures long, affecting a single body part or recurred within 24 hours, and children with cerebral palsy, delayed development or other neurological abnormalities. Of the children who have none of these risk factors, only one in 100 develops epilepsy after a febrile seizure.
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