Children who suffer repeated febrile convulsions have an increased risk of developing epilepsy and psychiatric disorders later in life; this is shown by a comprehensive register-based study from ...

A convulsion is an episode in which you experience rigidity and uncontrolled muscle spasms along with altered consciousness. The spasms cause jerky motions that generally last a minute or two.

Febrile seizures are convulsive events occurring in young children aged approximately six months to five years in association with fever, absent intracranial infection or metabolic disturbance. They ...

Convulsions are rapid, involuntary muscle contractions that cause uncontrollable shaking and limb movement. Convulsions are common in epileptic seizures but can also result from infections, fever, and ...

Young children are particularly susceptible to seizures induced by high fever. Experiments in rats suggest that changes in brain pH might be to blame (pages 817–823). Epilepsy, better defined as ...

The risk of febrile convulsions increases with the child's fever, and children who suffer from repeated febrile convulsions during their first year of life have an increased risk of developing ...