Re: Febrile convulsions in Children
From: Alicia M. Lapidus M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 16 Aug 2002 08:15:09 -0500 (CDT)
Some children have convulsions, others not, there is no way of telling
who will.
At Thu, 15 Aug 2002, Lisa wrote:
>
>My three and a half year old daughter has had four febrile convulsions
>over the past year. All of which have been brought on by a high fever
>at the onset of tonsillitis. She is currently on a waiting list to have
>her tonsils removed, which we are hoping will solve her problem. My
>question though, is this. My husband also had febrile convulsions as a
>child which stopped once he had his tonsils removed. I am currently
>pregnant with our second child. What is the likelihood that this child
>will have febrile convulsions aswell? I am rather scared at the prospect
>of going through these with another child, as my daughter is slowly
>getting towards an age where she will outgrow them, even if the
>tonsillectomy doesn't stop them. I find I am paranoid now when it comes
>to her temperature and I am constantly checking it each day. She has a
>very low temp threshold, where normal for her seems to be around 36 deg
>C, and the temp at which she will have a convulsion is around 38.5 deg
>C., which isn't extreme for most children.
>
>Please help. Any information and advice you can give would be greatly
>appreciated.
>
>Lisa
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Alicia M. Lapidus M.D.
Chief of Staff Obstetrics, Hospital Fernández
Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Barcelo University
Vicepresident of Argentine Society of Hypertension in Pregnancy
Director Latina Obgyn.net- http\latina.obgyn.net\espanol
Buenos Aires
Argentina
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