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Suggest Remedy For Febrile Seizure

My baby got 4 episode of febrile seizure. He experienced this when he got almost 40Celcius temp. He got 2 Pneumonia cases this year and treated. Tuberculin test done and its negative. Pediatrician put him on phenobarbital 1/4 gr 2x/day. He have EEG and says Clinical Data: This is 1 Yr old male, asleep with seizure disorder.                          EEG Description: The EEG of 18 Channel is performed using 19 scalp electrodes with PZ reference.                                                            During sleep background activity consist of symmetrically bisynchonous, fairly developed medium voltage 4-5 Hertz theta waves seen best posteriorly.                                                             There are occasional high voltage sharp waves seen bilaterally.                                                       There are no focal slow waves noted.                                                            Photic stimulation elicits no changes in the EEG.                                                        Hyperventilation were not done.     My Question is: How long he need to take the medication and what will be your diagnosis for his case? when he reach 5yrs is that febrile seizures will gone?                              
Fri, 10 Oct 2014
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HI
Well come to HCM
I really appreciate your concern, febrile convulsion is common condition in certain children but this is condition which comes around as the child grow old, till then care need to be taken in fever condition, fever need to be bring down at earliest, hope this information helps.
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Suggest Remedy For Febrile Seizure

HI Well come to HCM I really appreciate your concern, febrile convulsion is common condition in certain children but this is condition which comes around as the child grow old, till then care need to be taken in fever condition, fever need to be bring down at earliest, hope this information helps.