Editing Convulsion (section)

===Febrile convulsion===
{{See also|Febrile seizure}}

A common cause of convulsions in children is febrile seizures, a type of seizure associated with a high body temperature. This high temperature is a usual immune response to infection, and in febrile convulsions, the reason for the fever is extra-cranial (such as a body-wide viral infection).<ref name="pmid25952398" /> In Nigeria, [[malaria]]—which can cause sudden, high fevers—is a significant cause of convulsions among children under 5 years of age.<ref name="PublicHealthNigeria">{{cite web|title=Management of Convulsion in Children, a Health concern in Nigeria|url=https://publichealthng.com/management-of-convulsion-in-children-a-health-concern-in-nigeria/|publisher=[[Public Health Nigeria]]|date=October 2018|access-date=18 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018054917/https://publichealthng.com/management-of-convulsion-in-children-a-health-concern-in-nigeria/|archive-date=18 October 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Febrile seizures fall into two categories: simple and complex.<ref name="pmid11918463">{{cite journal |last1=Shinnar |first1=S |last2=Glauser |first2=TA |title=Febrile seizures. |journal=Journal of Child Neurology |date=January 2002 |volume=17 Suppl 1 |pages=S44-52 |doi=10.1177/08830738020170010601 |pmid=11918463|s2cid=11876657 }}</ref> A simple febrile seizure is generalized, occurs singularly, and lasts less than 15 minutes.<ref name="pmid11918463" /> A complex febrile seizure can be focused in an area of the body, occur more than once, and lasts for more than 15 minutes.<ref name="pmid11918463" /> Febrile seizures affect 2–4% of children in the United States and Western Europe. It is the most common childhood seizure.<ref name="pmid11918463" /> The exact reason for febrile convulsion is unidentified, though it might be the outcome of the interchange between environmental and genetic factors.<ref name="pmid25952398">{{cite journal |last1=Paul |first1=SP |last2=Rogers |first2=E |last3=Wilkinson |first3=R |last4=Paul |first4=B |title=Management of febrile convulsion in children. |journal=Emergency Nurse |date=May 2015 |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=18–25 |doi=10.7748/en.23.2.18.e1431 |pmid=25952398}}</ref>