Introduction:
Crying is a response by which infants indicate their displeasure to an unpleasant stimulus. Persistent inconsolable crying is referred to as excessive crying. The inability of the parents in localizing the cause of crying poses a major problem.
What are the causes of excessive crying in children?
The causes can range from most trivial ones to a [...]
Definition:
Convulsions occurring with fever of 38 degree centigrade or more without evidence of documented CNS infection.Incidence:
Commonest cause of convulsions in children.
5%of children suffer from febrile convulsions,
Age 6 months to 6 years.
Predisposing factors:
Heredity:
H/o febrile convulsions in siblings/parents.
Predisposing illnesses:
URTI in upto75% of patients, young children tend to have hyperpyrexia in response to URTI
Gastroenteritis-shigella,viral
Otitis media
Prodrome of exanthematous viral [...]