My son got fits without fever. Why?

Hi,

Welcome to icliniq.com. Your son had suffered from febrile seizures at the age of 2. Febrile seizures are seen in children at the time of febrile illness. They are usually benign and do not lead to neurological damage and long term sequelae. A small proportion of children who experience febrile seizures go on to develop a seizure disorder later in life. Kids with a family history of febrile seizures are more likely to have one and about 1 in every 3 kids, who have had one seizure will have another. Kids who are younger (under 15 months) when they have their first febrile seizure are also at higher risk of a future febrile seizure. Most children outgrow having febrile seizures by the time they are 5 years old. MRI in all these kids is usually normal. I suggest you continue with seizure medications in appropriate doses. We can start tapering them gradually after six months to a year of seizure-free period.