By Mayo Clinic Staff. A febrile seizure is a convulsion in a child that may be caused by a spike in body temperature, often from an infection. Your child's having a febrile seizure can be alarming, and the few minutes it lasts can seem like an eternity. Febrile seizures represent a unique response of a child's brain to fever, usually the first day of a fever. Fortunately, they're usually harmless and typically don't indicate an ongoing problem. You can help by keeping your child safe during a febrile seizure and by comforting him or her afterward.
Medical Definition of Cervical. Cervical: Having to do with any kind of neck, including the neck on which the head is perched and the neck of the uterus. Last Editorial Review: 5/13/2016. Back to MedTerms online medical dictionary A-Z List.
Medicaid & CHIP in Pennsylvania. Medicaid is  a health and long-term care coverage program that was enacted in 1965. The Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) was established in 1997 to provide new coverage opportunities for children in families with incomes too high to qualify for Medicaid, but who cannot afford private coverage.