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What Causes Violent Shaking With Fever, Resulting In Vomiting, In A Baby?

Hello, I just woke up to my daughter violently shaking for maybe 10-20 minutes. My wife called the on call Dr. and while she was on the phone with him my daughter then threw up. She has a fever of 100.4, weighs in at approximately 27 pounds, she s 2 and a half years old. I m scared out of my mind that it could be seizures.
Wed, 14 Nov 2018
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Hello,

Has she ever had a seizure before? Is there a family history of seizures? Febrile seizures are a very common type of seizure in this age. However, her temperature was not high enough for this to be a possibility.

Your daughter must be evaluated(best specialist is a pediatric neurologist) to see if this was a seizure.

Many times, when the seizure is over(days or weeks later), the history of what happened will allow the pediatric neurologist to make the diagnosis.

I recommend that you make an appointment with a pediatric neurologist as soon as you can.

While you and your wife are waiting for the appointment, everything about this episode that the two of you can recall WRITE DOWN.

-Was she ill before this happened? Did she vomit before the shaking started?

-Had she recently hit her head?

-Was she irritable, acting not her usual self, had a pale complexion, or lose consciousness at the start of the shaking?

-Did she cry out at the beginning of the shaking?

-Was she incontinent of urine or stool?

-Was she stiff before the shaking? Rolling her eyes, tongue biting, blue skin coloration, or drooling?

- After the shaking stopped did she fall asleep, complain of a headache, or have a temporary paralysis of an arm or leg?

-PLUS anything else that you can recall.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr Arnold Zedd, Pediatrician
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What Causes Violent Shaking With Fever, Resulting In Vomiting, In A Baby?

Hello, Has she ever had a seizure before? Is there a family history of seizures? Febrile seizures are a very common type of seizure in this age. However, her temperature was not high enough for this to be a possibility. Your daughter must be evaluated(best specialist is a pediatric neurologist) to see if this was a seizure. Many times, when the seizure is over(days or weeks later), the history of what happened will allow the pediatric neurologist to make the diagnosis. I recommend that you make an appointment with a pediatric neurologist as soon as you can. While you and your wife are waiting for the appointment, everything about this episode that the two of you can recall WRITE DOWN. -Was she ill before this happened? Did she vomit before the shaking started? -Had she recently hit her head? -Was she irritable, acting not her usual self, had a pale complexion, or lose consciousness at the start of the shaking? -Did she cry out at the beginning of the shaking? -Was she incontinent of urine or stool? -Was she stiff before the shaking? Rolling her eyes, tongue biting, blue skin coloration, or drooling? - After the shaking stopped did she fall asleep, complain of a headache, or have a temporary paralysis of an arm or leg? -PLUS anything else that you can recall. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr Arnold Zedd, Pediatrician