Fever and Seizures

In Ward Putrajaya General Hospital

1) This is my experience as a father to a little daughter nicknamed Lalin'.  A story about fever and turn to seizures. A worry about life. I hope this would be useful for the first-time entitled parent.

2) For the beginning, let we understand what is seizure and how it occurs especially to a son / daughter from 6 months to 6 years old. I did some research on that and it would be easier for us to understand if we create some Q&A. Let's check it out!

a) What is seizure?
- seizure occurs when the electricity flow in the brain burst and out of control. As the consequences are as follow:

> muscles cramped
> eyed up
> foaming mouth
> tetanus
> unconscious

Dehydration - water transmitted

b) What is fever of seizures?

> seizure occurs when body temperature is over 38C
> it usually occurs at the first or second day of fever
> the age is from 6th month to 6th year.

c) Reasons to fever of seizures?
-Body high temperature caused by:

> upper respiratory infections
> ears infections (otitis media)

d) Would it repeat?

> yes, it would. 30% possible

e) Did the fever of seizures affect brain?

> No,unless it happened more than 5 minutes

f) Was it because of gents?

> Yes especially when families experienced it

g) How did you recognize fever of seizures?

> Body high temperature
> Body and Legs cramped
> Might be collapsed
> Foaming Mouth
> Couldn't stand to pee
> Slept and unconscious. Weak when conscious

Port Dickson

h) What should you do while:
     i) Fever
       - Lighten clothes
       - Wet body with clothes
       - Feed paracetamol as required by
          Experts
       - Drind much plain water
       - Put them at the comfortable places
         that have good air flow

    ii) Seizures
       - Cool down yourself
       - Lay left your daughter /son
       - Put away dangerous things
       - Do not feed anything into mouth
       - Do not leave your daughter / son
          alone
       - If the seizures occurred more than 5
         minutes, get doctor at the nearest
         Hospital.

3) Owh, truly I was so surprised with the first time I experienced that my daughter was attacked to seizure. A story began when I decided to go holiday at Melaka but change plan to go Port Dickson while we were trapped in congestion. As usual, we were burn out of the sun heat, I did my water activities such as banana boat and swimming. At 6.30 pm we departed home from PD. I noticed that my daughter was not stable and seemed unhealthy. On the way to go home, my daughter was attacked to seizure in the car. I didn't know what to do, I dropped by at R&R Dengkil near Putrajaya. I hugged her tightly and pray that everything fine and under control. I saw she cramped with straight leg and hands for about 10 seconds. My wife screamed loudly when we both experienced it for the first time.

4) Fortunately, nothing serious happened. I brought my daughter to Putrajaya Hospital and my she was admitted to ward for further observation because they worried if the seizure repeat. I obeyed what the doctor said due to their medical expertise. A night in the hospital made me headache with no enough sleep and rest. However, I was ok to see my daughter's fine. With the serious observation from doctors and nurses, they fed medicines and checked body high pressure every three hours. I was satisfied. On tomorrow, my daughter seemed healthier and she messed around to go home. I asked permission from doctor to discharge her and the doctor permitted with condition: if something bad happen, they will not responsible. I convinced them, everything would be alright and anything happen hospital will be my first place to heading. Allah wills, nothing happen.

5) We both couldn't forget the moments when she was attacked seizure. It was terrible. That's our lesson learnt and would never repeated anymore. The doctor said, if she's attacked for the first time, it might repeat. So, we have to prepare medicines and anything necessarily. We hope, that's the first and the last.

6) I hope this would be a reference for those who are the first time entitled parents. Remember, our children are our responsibility. Anything happen to them will affect us as well. They are everything for us.