Paediatrics

at a Glance

Lawrence Miall, Mary Rudolf, Dominic Smith

Multiple Choice: Chapter 61 The fitting child

Question 1. Which of the following are consistent with a simple febrile convulsion?

(a) A 2 minutes seizure in a 3 month old child with a UTI and a temperature of 39 °C
(b) A single seizure in a 3 year old child that lasts 20 minutes and is terminated with buccal midazolam
(c) A brief seizure in a febrile 2 year old who fell off his scooter and banged his head
(d) A focal seizure of the left hand in a 4 year old with a temperature of 39.5 °C
(e) A 6 minutes generalized tonic seizure in an 18 month old child with a temperature of 38 °C and signs of tonsillitis