Practice Tool
For most children, fevers cause minor discomfort; but for a few children, fevers can cause seizures. While these seizures are considered benign and self-limiting, a febrile seizure is a terrifying event for most parents and is one of the most common reasons for a trip to the emergency department (ED).
Clinical Pathways
Febrile Seizure
This clinical pathway describes the recommended management for patients with a febrile seizure seen in the urgent care, emergency department or admitted to the hospital.
Helping Hands
Seizures and Epilepsy in Children
A seizure occurs when part(s) of the brain receives a burst of abnormal electrical signals that temporarily interrupts normal electrical brain function.