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Suggest Treatment For Seizures In A 3 Year Old

i have a 3 year old who keeps having a high fever and ceisurs( hope i spell it correctly) the emergency room keep sending him home with just tylenol. i am very concerned about the doctors in my home town not to send me to a specialist. this is not the first time that he has had them. please help i need to know how to get it across to these doctors how important this situation is and i need to see a specialist for my son
Mon, 29 Dec 2014
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Hi, child under the age of 5 years having Seizures with fever suggests Febrile seizures. This condition is benign and the child will grow out of this as he grows old. This condition has been rarely seen in children >5 years of age. During each episode of fever, try and bring down the body temperature by Tepid sponging with cold water and using an Anti-inflammatory in form of Tylenol. Also give your child a Prophylaxis again Seizures in form of tablet Clobazam(5mg) one tablet daily for three days during each episode of fever. If your child has a seizure episode, abort the seizure using Midazolam nasal spray 10 puffs. This condition will wear out on its own.
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Suggest Treatment For Seizures In A 3 Year Old

Hi, child under the age of 5 years having Seizures with fever suggests Febrile seizures. This condition is benign and the child will grow out of this as he grows old. This condition has been rarely seen in children 5 years of age. During each episode of fever, try and bring down the body temperature by Tepid sponging with cold water and using an Anti-inflammatory in form of Tylenol. Also give your child a Prophylaxis again Seizures in form of tablet Clobazam(5mg) one tablet daily for three days during each episode of fever. If your child has a seizure episode, abort the seizure using Midazolam nasal spray 10 puffs. This condition will wear out on its own.