Febrile seizures treatment

Head trauma, meningitis, childhood fevers, brain tumors, and degenerative diseases of the cerebral circulation are conditions often associated with the appearance of recurrent seizures that may require treatment with anticonvulsant drugs. Seizures also may be a toxic manifestation of the action of central nervous system (CNS) stimulants and certain other drugs. Seizures often occur in hyperthermia (febrile seizures are very common in infants) sometimes in eclampsia, uremia, hypoglycemia, or pyridoxine deficiency and frequently as a part of the abstinence syn-... 

Convulsions associated with fever often occur in children 3 months to 5 years of age. Epilepsy later develops in approximately 2 to 3% of children who exhibit one or more such febrile seizures. Most authorities now recommend prophylactic treatment with anticonvulsant drugs only to patients at highest risk for development of epilepsy and for those who have multiple recurrent febrile seizures. Phenobarbital is the usual drug, although diazepam is also effective. Phenytoin and carba-mazepine are ineffective, and valproic acid may cause hepatotoxicity in very young patients. 

Baumann RJ, Duffner PK. Treatment of children with simple febrile seizures the AAP practice parameter. American Academy for Pediatrics. Pediatr Neurol 2000 23(1) 11-17. 

Patients with SE usually present with generalized, convulsive tonic-clonic seizure activity that is unresponsive to initial AED treatment. They may also be hypertensive, tachycardic, febrile, and diaphoretic however, these symptoms will resolve soon after the seizure is terminated. A loss of bowel or bladder function, respiratory compromise, and nystagmus may also... 

Viral hemorrhagic fevers Variety of routes. Including Insect or arthropod bites, handling contaminated tissues, or person-to-person transmission. Variable (up to 2-3 weeks) These include Ebola, Marburg, Arenaviruses, Hantavirus, several others. Severe multisystem febrile illness with shock, delirium, seizures, and coma, and diffuse bleeding into skin, internal organs, and body orifices. Treatment none isolate victims, provide supportive care. 

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