CASE STUDY ON CNS INFECTION

Tutor descriptionA febrile seizure is a convulsion in a child triggered by a fever. Such convulsions occur without any underlying brain or spinal cord infection or other neurological cause. A febrile seizure is a convulsion that occurs in some children with a high temperature (fever). The vast majority of febrile seizures are not serious. A seizure triggered by a fever is usually harmless and typically doesn’t indicate a long-term or ongoing problem. The first febrile seizure is one of life’s most frightening moments for parents. Most parents are afraid that their child will die or have brain damage. Thankfully, simple febrile seizures are harmless. There is no evidence that simple febrile seizures cause death, brain damage, mental retardation, a decrease in IQ, or learning difficulties. However, a very small percentage of children go on to develop other seizure disorders such as epilepsy later in life. Although described by the ancient Greeks, it was not until this century that febrile se