An 18-month-old is brought in with a generalized seizure and a temperature of 39°C. He has no history of epilepsy or previous seizures.
Question: What would you do next?
An 18-month-old is brought in with a generalized seizure and a temperature of 39°C. He has no history of epilepsy or previous seizures.
Question: What would you do next?
Answer: You would:
Febrile convulsions are a diagnosis of exclusion.
Fig 1 describes the treatment of convulsions.
To treat convulsions: ETAT+/WHO 2013 recommendations:
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Fig 1 Treatment of convulsions