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Princess Owele
Convulsions and indeed all seizures are caused by abnormal electrical discharges in the brain. They are not demonic or witchcraft attack as many believe in Nigeria and Africa generally. They are just electrical discharges or firing of the brain abnormally
There are so many causes of Convulsions in children.
Convulsions and indeed all seizures are caused by abnormal electrical discharges in the brain. They are not demonic or witchcraft attack as many believe in Nigeria and Africa generally. They are just electrical discharges or firing of the brain abnormally
A child dose not necessarily need to have temperature before convulsing.
The most important thing is to rule out SEIZURE or convulsions. So kindly do a video recording of the shaking and show it to your pediatrician as soon as possible.
It looks like a seizure. She should take the child to see a Paediatric Neurologist at the closest Teaching Hospital.
Dr Aina Johnson
Paediatrician
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Please take the child back to the hospital for proper medical care. Most children with medication will stop having the seizures and after two years of no seizures, the medications can be gradually tailed off.
Unfortunately, There is no way to prevent febrile convulsions.
The best ways to bring your child's temperature down are by: undressing your child so that they are just wearing a single layer (for example a singlet and pants). Make sure the room is not too hot or too cold. Give paracetamol and see a doctor
The best ways to bring your child's temperature down are by: undressing your child so that they are just wearing a single layer (for example a singlet and pants). Make sure the room is not too hot or too cold. Give paracetamol and see a doctor
Dr Aina Johnson
Paediatrician
Ensure the child is treated early depending on the cause of the fever.
Dr. Dara Abiodun
Medical Doctor
Treatment is advisable if seizures are recurrent and troublesome. The following are the major options available:
1. Drugs - Control of the seizures with drugs can be good in most cases without causing harmful side-effects. Whenever possible one drug should be used in as few doses each day as necessary to ensure adequate blood levels by day and by night. Sometimes more than one drug has to be used.
Generally, the more modern treatments produce fewer problems than the older drugs. If drugs are given only sporadically, or different from the way prescribed, seizure control will be poor. Drugs should never be stopped suddenly. If you are concerned about any aspect of treatment, be sure to talk to your doctor.
2. Psychological intervention - Some children's seizures are made worse by such things as stress, emotional upset and boredom. In these cases it is important to identify the problem and deal with it, which may require help from a counsellor in addition to the medication being continued.
3. Surgery -Only a small number of children with epilepsy will be suitable for surgery but improved investigations and new surgical techniques mean that surgery can now be very successful for some children. Unfortunately not all epilepsies have a good prognosis and some children will have seizures for many years, even for all their lives. In general the prognosis for good seizure control is poor where epilepsy is associated with intellectual disability, especially if severe. Rarely seizures cannot be controlled because of progressive underlying brain disease.
1. Drugs - Control of the seizures with drugs can be good in most cases without causing harmful side-effects. Whenever possible one drug should be used in as few doses each day as necessary to ensure adequate blood levels by day and by night. Sometimes more than one drug has to be used.
Generally, the more modern treatments produce fewer problems than the older drugs. If drugs are given only sporadically, or different from the way prescribed, seizure control will be poor. Drugs should never be stopped suddenly. If you are concerned about any aspect of treatment, be sure to talk to your doctor.
2. Psychological intervention - Some children's seizures are made worse by such things as stress, emotional upset and boredom. In these cases it is important to identify the problem and deal with it, which may require help from a counsellor in addition to the medication being continued.
3. Surgery -Only a small number of children with epilepsy will be suitable for surgery but improved investigations and new surgical techniques mean that surgery can now be very successful for some children. Unfortunately not all epilepsies have a good prognosis and some children will have seizures for many years, even for all their lives. In general the prognosis for good seizure control is poor where epilepsy is associated with intellectual disability, especially if severe. Rarely seizures cannot be controlled because of progressive underlying brain disease.
Dr. Dara Abiodun
Medical Doctor
Treatment or management of Convulsions is best done by a neurologist.
According to Dr Gbemisola Boyede, take the child to the hospital immediately after recovering from the convulsion for thorough examination and treatment.
How can I Prevent my child having a febrile Convulsion?
Unfortunately, There is no way to prevent febrile convulsions.
Keep your child cool and comfortable when they have a fever may help.
The best ways to bring your child's temperature down are by:
undressing your child so that they are just wearing a single layer (for example a singlet and pants) making sure the room is not too hot or too cold, give paracetamol
Ensure the child is treated early depending on the cause of the fever.
According to Dr Gbemisola Boyede, take the child to the hospital immediately after recovering from the convulsion for thorough examination and treatment.
How can I Prevent my child having a febrile Convulsion?
Unfortunately, There is no way to prevent febrile convulsions.
Keep your child cool and comfortable when they have a fever may help.
The best ways to bring your child's temperature down are by:
undressing your child so that they are just wearing a single layer (for example a singlet and pants) making sure the room is not too hot or too cold, give paracetamol
Ensure the child is treated early depending on the cause of the fever.
Treatment or management of Convulsions is best done by a neurologist. You need to take the child to the hospital immediately after recovering from the convulsion for thorough examination and treatment.
When you notice any form of Convulsion. The first thing to do is to bring your child's temperature down are by undressing your child so that they are just wearing a single layer (for example a singlet and pants). Also, make sure the room is not too hot or too cold. You can also administer paracetamol
Ensure the child is treated early depending on the cause of the fever.
When you notice any form of Convulsion. The first thing to do is to bring your child's temperature down are by undressing your child so that they are just wearing a single layer (for example a singlet and pants). Also, make sure the room is not too hot or too cold. You can also administer paracetamol
Ensure the child is treated early depending on the cause of the fever.