What are the symptoms of convulsions in children?

There are many symptoms of pediatric convulsions, mainly including mental tension, panic, sudden rapid breathing, etc. In severe cases, there will be neck stiffness, irregular breathing, opisthotonos, cyanosis or incontinence, and the convulsion will last from a few seconds to a few minutes or longer. In addition, critical convulsions are short-lived, rarely occur multiple times in a fever, and convulsions last for more than 30 minutes. If these abnormalities are found, they should be treated early.

Many people may not know much about pediatric convulsions. When a child has convulsions, parents will panic because this disease is often caused by abnormalities in the brain, temperament and function, and is extremely harmful. It is very important to detect and treat it in time. So, what are the symptoms of pediatric convulsions?
Generally speaking, there are some precursor signs of convulsions, such as extreme irritability or occasional "convulsions", tension, panic, sudden increase in muscle tension in the limbs, sudden shortness of breath, breathing pauses or irregularities, sudden increase in body temperature, changes in complexion, unequal pupil sizes, and irregular pupil edges.
The typical manifestations of convulsions are sudden onset, loss of consciousness, head tilted back, fixed upward or squinting eyeballs, foaming at the mouth, clenched teeth, clonic or tonic convulsions of facial or limb muscles. In severe cases, neck stiffness, opisthotonos, irregular breathing, cyanosis or incontinence may occur, and convulsions may last from a few seconds to a few minutes or longer. Then the patient turns into a state of drowsiness or coma. During or shortly after the attack, physical signs such as dilated pupils, slow response to light, and positive pathological reflexes can be seen. Consciousness is restored shortly after the attack stops. During hypocalcemia convulsions, the child may be conscious. If the child convulses again before consciousness is restored or the convulsions recur and persist, it indicates that the condition is serious and may result in death from cerebral edema or respiratory failure. If the convulsion site is localized and constant, it often has positioning significance.
Severe seizures are characterized by: convulsions that may last for more than 30 minutes, or consciousness may not fully recover between seizures. Simple febrile seizures are more common in children aged 6 months to 4 years. They usually occur in the early stages of fever and are generally short-lived. They often occur within 12 hours of fever, with rapid recovery of consciousness, no positive signs of the nervous system, and EEG returns to normal after a week of fever.