Fever Convulsions Seizures related to fever may occur in children ages four months to six years. They are related to a rapid rise in temperature rather than a high temperature, and while they are frightening to witness, they are rarely harmful. Seizures occur in less than 5 percent of children ranging in age from six months to five years.
Seizures tend to run in families.
And once a child has a fever convulsion, the risk of another increases to 25 to 50 percent. Seizures usually last for 10 minutes or less. The child regains consciousness and usually feels sleepy for about an hour after the seizure. If your child has a seizure Stay calm. Make sure the child is breathing without difficulty.