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Some parents try to prevent febrile seizures by promptly bringing down any fever.

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Even febrile seizures (a seizure triggered by a fever) aren't usually dangerous.

Even the febrile seizures that some children have in response to fever have never been shown to be damaging (nor can they be prevented by fever - reducing medications).

With a child prone to febrile seizures (seizures brought on when babies struggle to deal with rising temperatures before their temperature regulating systems have sufficiently matured), I'm especially intrigued by its ability to reduce chances of overheating.

In many cases febrile seizures are caused by a viral infection, which leads to a raised temperature.

If the child suffers from a febrile seizure which is normally triggered by a fever, your doctor could prescribe medication to help keep the body temperature at a normal rate.

Hambidge says evidence shows the immune system may still be maturing during the second year of life, and febrile seizures caused by viruses naturally peak around 16 to 18 months.

Some models, such as those for status epilepsy and febrile seizures, induce seizures in the first step, are followed by a silent period with no seizures, and then spontaneous seizures will occur in the last phase.