Febrile seizures are seizures in the course of fever in a subject between 6 months and 5 years of age who has no signs of concomitant acute or chronic brain disease. Symptoms present generalized tonic, clonic or tonic-clonic seizures. The duration is a few minutes and rarely lasts for more than 30 minutes. Usually the child comes to the hospital when the seizure is over, so no urgent action is needed unless a relapse occurs.
Laboratory tests to be performed are blood glucose, calcemia, and electrolytes. Treatment performed only of seizure recurrence involves Diazepam rectally.
Source: Mediserve‘s Medical Emergencies in Pediatrics.
