Question
A one-and-a-half-year-old child has experienced four episodes of complex fever seizures since he was eleven months old, with each episode occurring 2 to 3 times within an hour, lasting from a few seconds to a minute or two. In this situation, is it necessary to continue taking medication to prevent further seizures?
Answer
Complex fever seizures indeed require medication for prevention to reduce the risk of recurrence. Regular liver and kidney function tests, desmopressin medication blood concentration monitoring, and routine blood tests are necessary. In dealing with fever seizures, in addition to controlling the seizures themselves, it is important to quickly reduce the fever and actively seek out the cause of the fever for appropriate treatment. Due to the high recurrence rate of fever seizures, preventing recurrence is crucial. While controlling the seizures, it is essential to reduce the fever promptly and actively seek out the cause of the fever, giving