Convulsions

The convulsions of in a child are a frightening sight, but in most cases by themselves they are not dangerous. Most convulsions soon cease, regardless of whether the treatment was applied.

Call your doctor. If you can not contact him immediately, do not worry. By the time a doctor comes to you, convulsions are likely to end and the baby will fall asleep.

Do not let the child get hurt. If he can bite his tongue, keep his jaws open with the help of underwear tweezers, pens or pencils.

Do not put the child in a warm bath: it will not bring relief.

If the child has a high fever, do a wet wipe to reduce it. Undress him. Wet your hands and rub for a few minutes one hand, then the other, both feet, chest, back. If necessary, moisten your palms all the time. Soft rubbing causes a rush of blood to the surface, and evaporation cools. If convulsions do not stop or if the temperature is above 39.5 degrees, continue to rub. Do not cover the baby with a blanket when trying to bring down the temperature.

In most cases, with convulsions, the child loses consciousness, rolls his eyes, clenches his teeth, and all his body or part of his body is shaken with twitching movements. Breathing is heavy, foam may appear on the lips. Sometimes the child urinates or has a stool.

Convulsions are caused by brain irritation for many reasons. At different ages, these reasons are different.

The most common cause of convulsions in children between year and five is a sudden rise in temperature at the onset of a cold, sore throat or flu. The temperature rises so rapidly that it irritates the nervous system. Many children of this age tremble at the beginning of the disease, although they do not have convulsions. If a child has between two and three years of convulsions at the onset of a temperature rise, this does not necessarily mean that he is seriously ill or that he or she will have convulsions at an older age. After the first day, convulsion temperatures are rare.

Epilepsy is a name given to convulsions that repeat in an older child without fever and illness. No one knows the true cause of epilepsy. There are two different forms of epilepsy. In serious form, the person completely loses consciousness, and he has convulsions. In an easier form, the attack is so short-lived that a person does not fall and does not lose self-control;he can only stare for a moment with a fixed look.

Each attack of epilepsy should be examined by a physician familiar with the disease. Although the disease is usually chronic, there are medications that help stop or make less frequent seizures.

There are other, more rare causes of convulsions.