Types of febrile seizures
There are two main types of febrile seizure. Simple febrile seizure A simple febrile seizure is the most common type of febrile seizure, accounting for about eight out of 10 cases. It's a fit that: is a tonic clonic seizure (see above) lasts less than 15 minutes doesn't reoccur within 24 hours or the period in which your child has an illness Complex febrile seizure Complex febrile seizures are less common, accounting for two out of 10 cases. A complex febrile seizure is any seizure that has one or more of the following features: the seizure lasts longer than 15 minutes your child only has symptoms in one part of their body (this is known as a partial or focal seizure) your child has another seizure within 24 hours of the first seizure, or during the same period of illness your child doesn't fully recover from the seizure within one hour