Which term matches the definition 'Seizure from high fever in children'?

• A. Respiratory Failure in Children
• B. Febrile Seizure
• C. Croup
• D. Epiglottitis

Answer: (B)

A seizure that occurs in the setting of fever in a young child is called a febrile seizure. This term specifically describes events triggered by a fever, usually in children between about 6 months and 5 years old. Febrile seizures are typically generalized and brief, often lasting only a few minutes, and they may recur with another fever within a short period. The important point is that they are related to fever rather than an underlying brain infection or chronic epilepsy, and most children recover completely between episodes.

The other terms describe conditions that affect the airways or breathing rather than seizures. Respiratory failure refers to inability to maintain adequate gas exchange, croup is a viral infection causing a barking cough and sometimes stridor, and epiglottitis is a bacterial emergency causing drooling and rapid airway obstruction. None of these define seizures caused by fever.