طفلة عمرها ١٨ شهراً عندها زكام، وارتفعت حرارتها إلى ٣٩٫٥، وحدث لها تشنج عام دقيقتين ثم صحت ورجعت تلعب خلال ساعة. لا تيبس رقبة، واليافوخ طبيعي، والتطعيمات مكتملة. أهلها خائفون جداً. أي معلومة للأهل صحيحة؟

An 18-month-old girl with a cold spiked a fever of 39.5 °C, had a 2-minute generalised seizure, then woke and was playing again within an hour. No neck stiffness, normal fontanelle, fully vaccinated. Her parents are very frightened. Which information for the parents is correct?

1. Lowering the fever is forbidden as it causes another seizure
2. She must start a daily antiepileptic from now
3. It means she has epilepsy needing lifelong drugs
4. Febrile seizures are common at this age and usually benign

Answer: D) Febrile seizures are common at this age and usually benign. Simple febrile seizures between 6 months and 5 years are common and usually benign, not epilepsy. Antipyretics aid comfort but do not necessarily prevent recurrence. Parents learn seizure first aid and when to call an ambulance.