Patologías infecciosas asociadas a convulsiones febriles, en niños menores o igual a los 5 años de edad en el hospital general Guasmo Sur de enero a diciembre 2018.

Abstract

Febrile seizures are the most common form of seizures during a febrile illness in the absence of epilepsy in children under 5 years old, our research work was carried out at the General Hospital Guasmo Sur where the influx of concerned mothers with afflicted children is demanding, in this health house we carried out an indirect observation of infants who attended together with their mothers after convulsing due to a thermal rise, either due to gastroenteritis, respiratory tract infection, urinary tract infection, etc. Since our study to determine which infectious pathology is the most frequent in the aforementioned hospital to cause a thermal rise and a subsequent benign seizure. The universe was made up of children who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria indicated in our study. Data were obtained by reviewing medical records. After analyzing the data provided by the hospital, it was observed that 40% of children present with febrile seizures after a condition of the lower respiratory tract, the importance of this lies in the early care and adequate control of infant fever after consultation with symptoms. respiratory and not only for this symptomatology but for any other infectious pathology that causes thermal rise. The mother should be educated by communicating that febrile seizures are benign and preventable.