Febrile seizures: risk factors, clinical evaluation and treatment / 中国小儿急救医学

ABSTRACT

Febrile seizure(FS) is generally defined as seizures occurring in children typically 6 months to 5 years of age in association with a fever greater than 38℃, who do not have evidence of an intracranial cause, another definable cause of seizure, or a history of an a febrile seizure.At present, it is considered that FS is caused by multiple factors, mainly duing to the developing central nervous system is vulnerable to fever and potential risk factors (including environmental and genetic factors). According to the type of seizures, it can be divided into simple FS and complex FS, distinguishing the type will be helpful to formulate clinical intervention strategies.Benzodiazepines can quickly stop convulsion, and it is mostly used for patients with a duration of more than 5 minutes.At the same time, intermittent diazepam treatment can effectively reduce the risk of recurrence of FS and relieve parents′ anxiety and fear.This review briefly summarized the risk factors, clinical evaluation and treatment of FS in order to improve understanding.