The majority of febrile seizures last for less than a few minutes.

Symptoms of a febrile seizure include:

• Sudden stiffness of the arms, legs and back
• Shaking of the arms and legs
• Deep breathing
• Clenching of the teeth
• Eyes rolled back:
• Eyes look up toward the forehead
• Bladder incontinence
• Fainting:
• Unconsciousness during the seizure

Symptoms that may occur after a febrile seizure include:

• Lethargy:
• Excessive sleepiness
• Confusion

Additional symptoms that may occur after a febrile seizure usually resolve quickly, over a few minutes. Children with febrile seizures quickly awaken and become alert after the short period of sleepiness or confusion.

For more information:

• Epilepsy symptoms
• Petit-mal seizures symptoms
• Tonic clonic seizures symptoms
• Temporal lobe epilepsy symptoms