K r i s h n a C hild r e n ' s H osp i t a l K r i s h n a C hild r e n ' s H osp i t a l G u ide to F eb r ile S ei z ur e s i n Y oun g C hild r e n F e w mom e nts f r igh t e n p a r e nts mor e t h a n s eei n g t hei r child su dde n l y st iffe n , je r k or l os e c ons ci ousn e ss d ur i n g a fe v e r T he s e e p i so de s , k nown a s feb r ile s ei z ur e s , a r e r el a t i v el y c ommon i n youn g child r e n a n d , i n most c a s e s , d o not c a us e l a st i n g h a rm S t ill , e v e ry s ei z ur e de s e rv e s m edic a l e v a l u a t i on , a n d p a r e nts be n efi t e normous l y f rom k now i n g w h a t to d o F a m ilie s o f t e n a s k w he t he r a feb r ile s ei z ur e m e a ns t hei r child h a s e p ile psy , a n d qu e st i ons a b out e p ile psy i n child r e n H y de r a b a d a r e a mon g t he most c ommon c on ce rns r a i s ed a t K r i s h n a C hild r e n ' s H osp i t a l T hi s g u ide f rom K r i s h n a C hild r e n ' s H osp i t a l , a child - f o c us ed h osp i t a l i n La kdik a pu l , H y de r a b a d , w i t h i n - h ous e p edi a tr ic n e uro l o g y , e xp l a i ns feb r ile s ei z ur e s i n cle a r t e rms W h a t I s a F eb r ile S ei z ur e ? A feb r ile s ei z ur e i s a s ei z ur e tr igge r ed b y fe v e r i n a child , usu a ll y be tw ee n a b out s i x mont h s a n d fi v e y e a rs o f a ge , w i t h out a n i n fec t i on o f t he b r a i n or a not he r k nown c a us e T he fe v e r i s o f t e n c a us ed b y c ommon v i r a l i n fec t i ons S ei z ur e s c a n h a pp e n a s t he t e mp e r a tur e r i s e s qu ickl y , som e t i m e s bef or e p a r e nts r e a li s e t he child h a s a fe v e r T yp e s o f F eb r ile S ei z ur e s S i mp le F eb r ile S ei z ur e s T he most c ommon typ e T he y l a st le ss t h a n 15 m i nut e s , i nvo l v e t he w h o le b o d y a n d d o not r ec ur w i t hi n 24 h ours C omp le x F eb r ile S ei z ur e s T he s e l a st l on ge r t h a n 15 m i nut e s , a ffec t on l y on e s ide o f t he b o d y , or h a pp e n mor e t h a n on ce w i t hi n 24 h ours C omp le x s ei z ur e s n eed mor e de t a iled e v a l u a t i on W h a t a F eb r ile S ei z ur e L oo k s L ike S u dde n l oss o f c ons ci ousn e ss S t iffe n i n g o f t he b o d y R h yt h m ic je r ki n g o f a rms a n d leg s E y e s ro lli n g b a ck B r ief p a us e i n norm a l b r e a t hi n g or bl u i s h li ps D rows i n e ss or c on f us i on a f t e rw a r d s W h a t to D o D ur i n g a S ei z ur e S t a y c a l m a n d not e t he t i m e La y your child on t hei r s ide on a s a fe sur f a ce M ov e h a r d or s h a rp o bjec ts a w a y L oos e n t igh t cl ot hi n g D o not put a nyt hi n g i n t he child ' s mout h D o not try to r e str a i n mov e m e nts R ec or d a s h ort v ide o if poss ible ; i t hel ps d o c tors S t a y w i t h your child unt il t he y a r e f u ll y a w a ke W he n to C a ll f or E m e r ge n c y H el p T he s ei z ur e l a sts l on ge r t h a n fi v e m i nut e s Y our child h a s diffic u l ty b r e a t hi n g or r e m a i ns bl u e A not he r s ei z ur e f o ll ows Y our child d o e s not w a ke up norm a ll y a f t e rw a r d s I t i s your child ' s fi rst s ei z ur e T he r e i s a st iff n eck , s e v e r e d rows i n e ss or vom i t i n g K r i s h n a C hild r e n ' s H osp i t a l prov ide s e m e r ge n c y c a r e w i t h out pr i or b oo ki n g a n d c a n be r e a ched on 04066838383, li st ed a s a v a il a ble 24/7. 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M ost child r e n w h o h a v e feb r ile s ei z ur e s d o not de v el op e p ile psy T he r i s k i s s ligh t l y highe r t h a n i n t he ge n e r a l popu l a t i on , p a rt ic u l a r l y a f t e r c omp le x feb r ile s ei z ur e s or w he n t he r e a r e de v el opm e nt a l c on ce rns or a f a m il y hi story o f e p ile psy Y our d o c tor w ill di s c uss your child ' s i n di v id u a l s i tu a t i on P r e v e nt i n g I n j ury D ur i n g a S ei z ur e M ost i n j ur ie s d ur i n g feb r ile s ei z ur e s h a pp e n w he n a child f a ll s or hi ts n e a r b y o bjec ts I f your child h a s h a d a feb r ile s ei z ur e bef or e , a vo id le a v i n g t he m un a tt e n ded d ur i n g fe v e rs , e sp eci a ll y on bed s , so f a s or i n t he b a t h K ee p t he s lee p i n g a r e a f r ee o f h a r d o bjec ts a n d m a ke sur e c a r egi v e rs , g r a n d p a r e nts a n d b a b ys i tt e rs k now b a s ic s ei z ur e fi rst a id Ma n a gi n g F e v e r a t H om e K ee p your child c om f ort a ble w i t h ligh t cl ot hi n g a n d fl u id s U s e fe v e r - r ed u ci n g m edici n e on l y a s a d v i s ed b y your d o c tor F e v e r m edici n e s m a ke child r e n mor e c om f ort a ble b ut d o not r eli a bl y pr e v e nt feb r ile s ei z ur e s N e v e r gi v e a sp i r i n to child r e n un le ss pr e s c r ibed Q u e st i ons to A s k Y our D o c tor Wa s t hi s a s i mp le or c omp le x feb r ile s ei z ur e ? 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E mot i on a l S upport f or Pa r e nts W i tn e ss i n g a s ei z ur e i s di str e ss i n g Ma ny p a r e nts feel a nx i ous d ur i n g e v e ry f utur e fe v e r Ta lki n g w i t h your d o c tor , le a rn i n g fi rst a id a n d h a v i n g a cle a r p l a n c a n hel p r e stor e c on fide n ce P edi a tr ic N e uro l o g y a t K r i s h n a C hild r e n ' s H osp i t a l K r i s h n a C hild r e n ' s H osp i t a l de s c r ibe s i ts elf a s t he on l y h osp i t a l i n H y de r a b a d w i t h i n - h ous e p edi a tr ic n e uro l o g y F a m ilie s s eeki n g t he be st p edi a tr ic n e uro l o gi st i n H y de r a b a d f or f o ll ow - up a f t e r s ei z ur e s c a n be a ss e ss ed a l on g s ide ge n e r a l p a edi a tr ic c a r e , di a g nost ic s a n d t he r a py support un de r on e roo f F i n a l W or d F eb r ile s ei z ur e s a r e f r igh t e n i n g , b ut most child r e n r ec ov e r f u ll y a n d out g row t he m L e a rn fi rst a id , k now w he n to c a ll f or hel p a n d f o ll ow up w i t h your d o c tor K r i s h n a C hild r e n ' s H osp i t a l i s l o c a t ed a t 115423/ B , N il ou fe r R o a d , R ed H ill s , La kdik a pu l , H y de r a b a d C a ll 040 66838383 f or e m e r ge n c y c a r e or c onsu l t a t i ons