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What Causes Sleep Disorder In Children?

HI My daughter is 9 years old- former 25 week preemie- very complicated med history. short of it she has had 37 surgeries and has 2 TBI. She has PTSD due to early med trauma and is scared out of her mind of medical facilities. On Sunday she started running a fever 103-103.7 even with ibprofrin I could only get it down to 102. She would vomit every time she would sit up, couldn t walk and complained that her head hurt, she also had a bladder accident and said she didn t even know she needed to go. I took her in on Monday- strept and urine fine; and Doc thought possibly viral meningitis. sent us home told me to keep fever under control- call if it got worse or if confusion ect took place or a rash. That night her fever was only brough to 102 with ibprofrin and cold wash cloths, cool bath. 2 am fever broke she was fine. Tuesday she played all was well. today she woke up with a headache, difficult walking, some confusion fever started about 11 a.m.- I gave her ibprofrin again but by 12:15 she was up to 103. Called doc he said take her to ER. I did. They gave her ibprofrin at 3- fever started to subside and she was walking fine ect. She seemed good- they did blood panel and urine- all normal. sent us home. gave her more ibprofrin an hour ago, more water, fever is at 102 but she just had another accident while awake. My daughter is mostly lethargic but wakes and talks every now and again. She has a sleep disorder so for her to sleep is very rare without her meds. She also is cognitively delayed so it is difficult to determine how much confusion is abnormal. My concern is can there be a neurological issue causing this fever? I don t understand how her blood work is normal with a fever that is acting like this and for so many days.
Mon, 6 Apr 2015
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Thanks for consulting in Healthcare . I want to tell you that often we observe headache and fever when patient has herpes infection, that's why I propose to your daughter antiviral medicine- acyclovir 400 mg 1 tab 2 times 5 days. Keep to hydrated her with plenty of water , ginger,lemon and turmeric powder tea. In addition for increasing her tonus and immunity give to her multivitamin- zincovit syrup 1 teaspoon 1 time 1 month, Vitamin C 500 mg 1 tab 1 time 5days, tulsi juice 1 teaspoon 2 times 1 month.You can check her for viruses-IgM,G to herpes 6type,cytomegalovirus and Epshtein-Barr. Blood test is normal, because immunity is not good, it is not well when we don't have reaction to infection
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What Causes Sleep Disorder In Children?

Thanks for consulting in Healthcare . I want to tell you that often we observe headache and fever when patient has herpes infection, that s why I propose to your daughter antiviral medicine- acyclovir 400 mg 1 tab 2 times 5 days. Keep to hydrated her with plenty of water , ginger,lemon and turmeric powder tea. In addition for increasing her tonus and immunity give to her multivitamin- zincovit syrup 1 teaspoon 1 time 1 month, Vitamin C 500 mg 1 tab 1 time 5days, tulsi juice 1 teaspoon 2 times 1 month.You can check her for viruses-IgM,G to herpes 6type,cytomegalovirus and Epshtein-Barr. Blood test is normal, because immunity is not good, it is not well when we don t have reaction to infection Recovery soon