Febrile seizures occur in approximately 3% of children. They are most common in infants and young children, from 3 months to 5 years of age. They are associated with fever but without evidence of central nervous system infection or another identified cause such as metabolic disorder or previous non-febrile seizures.

Febrile seizures in children are a condition that can occur when a child has a high fever. Depending on the febrile seizure, there will be different characteristics and based on that, we can distinguish febrile seizures in children due to what causes of injury.