Fits Problem in Children
Most parents are deeply attached to their children considering them most precious. They worry a lot for them, especially when their children suffer from fits. But this disease is seen in children very rarely. There are various types of fits diseases. This can be cured with some special treatment and in some cases can be controlled. So it is good to consult doctor when your children suffer from fits. Otherwise growth and future health of the child may be affected.
There are millions of nerve cells in our brain. Our brain can function well if the nerve cells work well as electrical energy system in systematic manner. This Nervous system works with more energy. If any time this energy system becomes abnormal and if any problem occurs in this system then whole energy systems may gets destroy. Therefore, this shows the effect on our organs and our organs start fluctuating or moving abnormally. This abnormal movement mostly known as fits. Actually fits occurs for less than 5 minutes and sometimes this may continue for more time also. In such case, oxygen is not supplied to brain and this causes adverse effects. But mostly fits continue for 10 to 15 minutes and they vanish by themselves. Fits occurs with fever and even without fever. There are various types of fits. For having correct treatment, it is very mandatory to know, to recognize what type of fits occurred to a particular person.
Fits without fever
There are 3 reasons for the occurrence of fits without fever.
1. Occurrence of changes in brain :
Some people have some changes in their brain formation by birth. This will be a primary cause of fits occurrence in future. If a women not receiving sufficient oxygen and sugar levels at her delivery time then some parts of the brain of baby may get affected. Due to blood bleeding and infection in brain also causes fits. In some cases, when a baby born, at that time they suffer from fits in 2 to 3 days and again they become normal. If they are not getting oxygen to the people whose brain got affected among them, they suffer after 6 years suddenly. This is known as Remote symptomatic Epilepsy.
2. Genes Problem:
Though there are no problems in your brain, but the problems in your in your genes may cause fits problem. There are few hormones in our brain and body. In some people, there will be deficiency of enzymes. Especially in the children of meternal marriage is more. The people who have deficiency of enzymes which helpful for genes and the production of necessary acids. This cause fits. Now in our country few tests are introduced which can recognize the deficiencies. If those noticed then they can treated by enzymes and vitamins tablets.
If there are any problems in genes, it leads to brain problems. Due to this, there is a chance of occurrence of fits problems. The fits which occur with fever are known as febrile seizure. This is mostly seen in 5 to 6 years age children. This kind if fever when become severe then fits problems occurs in 2 days. Sometimes fits problem occurs after 3 days, if fits occurs after 4 days or 5 days these kinds of fits are may not occurred with the fever and you need to suspect the symptoms. The Febrile seizure which occur in children, there won’t be any different in their growth and speech. These kinds of fits problem mostly occur till few seconds. In some people it continues for more time and some time less time only in 5% people, you can notice fits problems occurring and continuing them for 15 and more minutes. This is known as febrile status epilepticus.The people who are suffering with this problem, you have to hospitalize them and give necessary treatment.
When febrile category fits problem occurs in the child, then the child hands moves very fast. The eyeball turns, up direction. Body gets contracted. Mostly 70% of the people will get fits which occur with fever is once in their life. But in 30% of people there is a chance of occurrence of fits which occur with fever may be more than once. Among the family members if anyone has suffered from fits problems of age below 6 years, then there is a chance of getting fits more times. Compared to other people, there is lot of chances in these people that fits may continue after they become adult.
When a person suffer from fits with fever, then first we should see that there should be no sharp knife, scissors, and any dangerous things around the fits problem person. The things like shirt, tye are should be made loose or removed. Wipe their body with wet cloth or wet sponge. When the fits stops and they relax then make them lye on right side. So that if they vomit also, those liquids won’t enter into their lungs. You have to take care that fever should recover with the tablets like paracetamol. Then we should consult doctor. There is chance of occurring of the fits in the children of age 5 to 6 age who already faced this problem. We cannot expect when these fits occurs in these children so we need to take of few things. to avoid fits in these children and recover fever, in first 2 days they give clobazam (prijem) only and the midazolam nasal nose spray are useful. This spray can be given when the fits problem occurred. This will stop the fits immediately. This works very well up to 70 to 80%. There is a chance of occurrence of fits again in children who already suffered once from fits before. So it is good to keep this nasal spray in available is necessary. The children who suffer from fits regularly, is good to carry this spray with them to school. It is good to guide their teacher about the usage of this spray. There are no ill effects with this spray. It is very easy to use and it shows its effect within 2 to 3 minutes. Once when the spray is sprayed and the fits did not stop then you can spray once again there won’t be any effect. Then also if fits still occurring then immediately we have to hospitalize the person in the nearby hospital. If your family contains any fits patient then you have to live near the locality of the best doctor who can treat you in emergency.
After 5 days of fever if fits occurs then these fits belong to febrile category. Such fits problems should not take easy and you need to know the correct reason behind it, it may be bacteria, virus, and viral infection. Actually most of the children come out very soon from fits problem and become normal when febrile seizure occurs. If the child didn’t come out of this after half an hour also, then few tests named brain scanning, lumber puncture and try to know the correct reason behind it.
The fits problem which occurs with the fever, they move their hands and legs and some people move their hands and legs of same side only. If any problem occurs in the nerves of one side of the brain then such kind of movements occurs. In some people hands and legs move just like jerk given to them but not continuously they move. This is not much dangerous. Any of the members of the family has febrile seizure problem in their childhood then the children of the same family have a chance of occurrence of the problem. This will be caused due to genes. There is no necessary to use the medicines for long period to the children who are suffering from febrile seizure problem. The EEG tests should be done to the children who suffer from this febrile seizure regularly and fits continue for more than 15 minutes, the fits occurs without having fever, and then they should be given medicines.
Instruction:
It is good record the video of the fits of the children or adult. So that by seeing the video doctors can identify whether it is fits or not, if they are fits then to which category it belong to and what kind of treatment should be given to it.
The fits which occur between the ages of 2 months to 16 years are known as Pediatric and adolescent fits. The fits occur without fever, occurred 2 or more times will come under this category.
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