What are the causes of convulsions in children

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Recently, I always feel that the baby sometimes has convulsions for no reason. I'm afraid that I've got something wrong. I'm very afraid and I don't know the specific reason for the convulsions. Next, let me introduce the cause of children's convulsions.

What are the causes of convulsions in children

First: high fever. Febrile convulsions accounted for the highest proportion. High fever is one of the most common causes of convulsions in children. The pathological process of febrile spasm is as follows: because the brain nerve of infants is easy to "discharge" uncontrollably, it is far less stable than that of adults. The sudden rise of body temperature causes abnormal discharge of brain cells, resulting in sudden unconsciousness, limb rigidity and twitching, mouth foaming, eye hanging, and blue lips.

Second: epilepsy. Epilepsy is usually characterized by repeated seizures of convulsions and transient disturbance of consciousness and sensation. It is mainly caused by the dysgenesis of the nervous system in children and excessive abnormal discharge of the cerebral cortex. When convulsions occur in children due to epilepsy, the vast majority of children will be unconscious, eyes closed or half open, eyes turned up, teeth closed, corners of the mouth twitch, head tilted back, limbs repeatedly flexion and extension, lips blue, body stiff, lasting more than ten seconds to a few minutes.

Third: calcium deficiency. Not only children, but also adults with calcium deficiency can cause convulsions. Most of the convulsions caused by calcium deficiency are local, such as thigh convulsions and foot convulsions. Usually, the symptoms of calcium deficiency convulsions will be relieved after calcium supplement. Therefore, children should supplement calcium (eat more calcium containing food, take calcium gluconate and calcium tablets when necessary), and at the same time, take more sunshine and cod liver oil.

matters needing attention

Convulsions can be caused by a variety of reasons. The above introduces three common factors, among which the proportion of high fever convulsions is the highest. Convulsions of different reasons may have some different clinical manifestations, which need to be discriminated.