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Febrile seizure
Febrile seizures are a condition of loss of consciousness accompanied by rhythmic body movements caused by a high fever. Febrile seizures affect mainly young children.
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What is a febrile seizure?
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What causes a febrile seizure?
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Do adults get febrile seizures?
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How are febrile seizures treated?
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Can a man have a febrile seizure?
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How should I treat febrile seizure?
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How long does a febrile seizure last?
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What sort of disorder is a febrile seizure?
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What must I do when my child has a febrile seizure?
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A 35-year old female asked:
At what age do febrile seizures stop being a threat?
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What are the symptoms and signs of a febrile seizure?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Febrile seizure?
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A 45-year old asked:
What can increase a child's chances of recurrent febrile seizures?
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A 37-year old asked:
My question is what causes febrile seizures besides having a fever?
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Are there longterm risks for a child who experienced febrile seizures?
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How common is it for kids who had febrile seizures to have them again?
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Does having one febrile seizure increase the chances of having another?
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A 42-year old female asked:
Our son has had 2 febrile seizures in the past should I be worried that this will occur with every high temp?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Can adults get febrile seizures? And if so, how severe can these seizures get? Do they only happen at really high temperatures, or any temperature?
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A 38-year old asked:
Will febrile seizure kill me?
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Is there a cure for febrile seizure?
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A 37-year old asked:
Febrile seizures in an adult patient. I thought only little kids have febrile seizures.?
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A 47-year old asked:
Possible for my 6y child to suffer from a first time febrile seizure early on in pneumonia?
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A 18-year old male asked:
Can febrile seizures and the early closure of the soft spot affect your intellectual capacity?
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A 37-year old asked:
When my son was a baby he had febrile seizures. Now he's 18 and gets migraines. Are the disorders related?
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A 23-year old female asked:
What are some possible side effects (if any) experienced in adults because of having many febrile seizures as a small child?
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A 37-year old male asked about a 29-year old male:
How many years to cure the febrile seizure's in kids and adults? What r drugs to cure age 6+ and completed 15+ episodes of fits patient's?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Son had febrile seizure caused him to have 4 in less than 2 hours and its been 5 days now he has no fever . This morning he woke up with 97.1 96.9?
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A 42-year old asked:
What kind of doctor sees somebody for febrile seizure?
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A 31-year old asked:
My 2yr old daughter had a febrile seizure and I need to know more?
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