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What Causes Slurred Speech And Disorientation After Taking Calpol And Meftal?
My son 9 years and 11 months had high fever yesterday and instead of giving calpol and meftal in a gap of 4 hours as adviced he was given both syrups in a span of 15 minutes. This was around 2 pm and in the evening he was disoriented and speaking incoherently . does the medicines cause this side effects?
Thu, 14 Feb 2019
Hi,
The symptoms you said do not appear to be related to the drugs even if given sooner then advised. I understand he should be urgently taken for assessment.
Irrelevant talks and confusions may be caused by the high-grade fever, but need assessment as sometimes it may be indicating brain infection or serious infection like sepsis or pneumonia.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Mahboob Ur Rahman , General & Family Physician
The symptoms you said do not appear to be related to the drugs even if given sooner then advised. I understand he should be urgently taken for assessment.
Irrelevant talks and confusions may be caused by the high-grade fever, but need assessment as sometimes it may be indicating brain infection or serious infection like sepsis or pneumonia.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Mahboob Ur Rahman , General & Family Physician
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