Question
The child has had a fever and convulsions for the second time. I would like to know how to treat it.
Answer
Disease Analysis: Hello, from a traditional Chinese medicine perspective, the occurrence of high fever seizures in children may be due to excessive heat causing the liver wind. Therefore, after the fever subsides, the wind is stopped, and the convulsions are relieved, traditional Chinese medicine treatment should further adopt calming and wind-stopping methods to clear liver fire, calm the liver wind, and restore normal organ function to prevent recurrence of seizures. Guidance Suggestions: Traditional Chinese medicine treatment for post-seizure adjustment should be tailored to different children’s physical characteristics and the different causes of seizures. Common calming and wind-stopping medications include: uncinum, cicada slough, mother of pearl, fresh oyster, silkworm cocoon, earthworm, prevention wind, white peony root, roasted date seeds. In addition, children often suffer from Yin damage after a fever disease, so it is appropriate to supplement Yin fluid. Common Yin-nourishing medications include: raw rehmannia, sand root, ophiopogon, asparagus root, and loquat powder.