A SHORT REVIEW ON PITTAJA BALAPSMARA W.S.R. TO FEBRILE SEIZURES: AN AYURVEDIC APPROACH

Abstract

In todays modern era, every child is precious and medical science is trying to reduce the mortality  and morbidity because of each and every disease in the field of Pediatrics, an attempt giving rise to healthy population to tomorrows  world. Balapsmara is  Apasmara Vyaddhi in pediatric age group patient; and it is observed over year that the seizures in children commonly presents as association  with fever.  Febrile Seizures is clinical entity in modern science described as seizures in children triggered by fever present in children below 5 years of life. But there is no any special reference in Ayurveda  regarding seizures in pediatric age group especially febrile seizures.

          The present article is an attempt to highlight the details on details of Pittaja Balapsmara with co-relating to Febrile Seizures.