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Febrile seizure
Febrile seizures are a condition of loss of consciousness accompanied by rhythmic body movements caused by a high fever. Febrile seizures affect mainly young children.
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What causes a febrile seizure?
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How should I treat febrile seizure?
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what's a febrile seizure in a baby?
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How long does a febrile seizure last?
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A 41-year old asked:
What sort of disorder is a febrile seizure?
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A 31-year old asked:
What must i do when my child has a febrile seizure?
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What kind of doctor sees somebody for febrile seizure?
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Is a febrile seizure followed by a non-febrile seizure?
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A 34-year old asked:
What to do with a child who is having a febrile seizure?
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Does having one febrile seizure increase the chances of having another?
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A 21-year old female asked:
Can you have a febrile seizure at 22 have a temp of 102 and grandma just said I had a seizure answer asap?
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A 34-year old asked:
How are febrile seizures treated?
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A 48-year old asked:
How dangerous are febrile seizures?
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A 35-year old female asked:
At what age do febrile seizures stop being a threat?
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What can increase a child's chances of recurrent febrile seizures?
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Are there longterm risks for a child who experienced febrile seizures?
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A 31-year old asked:
How common is it for kids who had febrile seizures to have them again?
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A 47-year old asked:
Possible for my 6y child to suffer from a first time febrile seizure early on in pneumonia?
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Can adults get febrile seizures? And if so, how severe can these seizures get? Do they only happen at really high temperatures, or any temperature?
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A 37-year old male asked:
Daughter had febrile seizure whn she had fever froman infection. Doc said Frisium shd b taken everytime shehas a slight fever till 5 yrs. Is it right?
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A member asked:
My 2 year old son started blinking/squinting last night at the rate of 8-10 times every 20 seconds. light seems to make it worse he had febrile seizure about 8 months ago, but the dr. told me it was common and nothing to worry about. when he blinks/squint
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A 27-year old male asked:
My son aged 12 months admitted with febrile seizure found to have viral pneumonia,what are the treatments to be provided..
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A 23-year old female asked:
What are some possible side effects (if any) experienced in adults because of having many febrile seizures as a small child?
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A 26-year old female asked:
My 15 month old had a febrile seizure last night. I'm very scared and confused. What causes them? I was told diff things by paramedics n drs!
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A 45-year old asked:
What are some facts about febrile seizures a parent must know?
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A 27-year old male asked:
My son 12 months old who had history of febrile seizure presented with fever,doctor advices to give diazepam 2 mgalong with febrinil, is it safe?
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A 32-year old male asked:
Is it normal for a febrile seizure to last as long as 15 minutes in a three year old boy? Are there any long term effects to seizures as long as that
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Are febrile seizures considered brain injury?
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A member asked:
Does reducing a fever with tylenol (acetaminophen) help prevent a febrile seizure? My daughter had a febrile seizure about 6 months ago. I had one doctor tell me that if I control the fever early enough with tylenol (acetaminophen) it would prevent the s
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my 15 month old son had a febrile seizure 4 days ago, and now having nose bleeds. what can i do? what is causing this?
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