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EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF FEBRILE CONVULSIONS IN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

Ahmed Ali Almeshari,Abdullah Abdulmohsen Almulhim, Emad Aati Almuqati, Amer Ayman Altalib , Abdulmajed Abdulrahman Alramih, Ahmed Faisal Alkhazal,Abdullah Saud Al-Thani, Rinad Fahad Ergsous,Nawar Abdullah Alzneidi, Abdulrahman Jalwi M. Korkoman, Majed Hamed Alfallaj

Background: Febrile seizures are commonly characterized as seizures or convulsions happening in youngsters regularly from 6 months to 6 years old that is associated with fever more prominent than 38°C. Objective: This study aimed at assessing the evaluation and management of febrile convulsions in emergency department. Methods: The online database was searched then the articles were evaluated then all the eligible English studies during the last 12 years regarding the evaluation and proper treatment of febrile seizures were included in the study. Results: The search resulted in 23 studies during the period from 2008 to 2020. Conclusion: The prognosis is excellent among most of the children but only few may develop some long-term outcomes. The diagnosis is important to exclude intracranial infections especially after the complex type. Management can be done in two steps the first is to control the symptoms and the second is treatment of fever. Emergency doctors should have good knowledge about the proper and important diagnostic factors and the appropriate management to the abuse of diagnostic tests and treatments used for febrile convulsions. Keywords: Diagnosis, Management, Febrile convulsions, Emergency Department.

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