Febrile Convulsion

ABSTRACT

Febrile convulsion [FC] is the most common type of seizure in childhood. This benign seizure does not usually result in serious neuro-developmental complications, but it may recur in one third. 25-40% of patients with FC have a positive family history but the possibility of a seizure disorder is low in their future. Early evaluation must be performed to find the etiology of fever after stopping the seizure attack and prevent any unnecessary para-clinical work up. The possibility of a bacterial infection like bacteremia or its serious complications such as meningitis must be the important aim of FC evaluation study. The essential education and providing the necessary information for parents with enough treatment could decrease their anxiety. The disease is worked up and treated with the help of different specialists in medicine, from general physician to pediatric sub-specialists. Therefore, sufficient knowledge is needed by different groups of physicians