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What Causes Severe Vomiting In A Child?

Posted on Fri, 19 May 2017

Question: Our 3 year old grand-daughter was taken to the hospital because of awakening from a nap and shaking; before the nap, she was vomiting. She is currently in medical care, on route to a pediatric hospital in Ft XXXXXXX
can you give us any information that will help calm our nerves while we await further information. Thank you.

Answered by Dr. Pradeep Kumar Jain (20 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
This can be convulsion

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

Thanks for asking on this platform,

I have gone through the query and do understand your concern.
Sudden awakening with abnormal movement of the whole body can be due to seizure.

I would like to know-

If there was any fever also?
For how long the convulsion persisted?
Did she lose her consciousness after the convulsion for long period or regained consciousness and what is the present status?

Seizure at this age can be due to fever or any abnormal electrical activity within the brain.

I won't get worried if the convulsion was of brief duration, there is no prolonged loss of consciousness after the convulsion or if the baby is now active and alert.

Please provide me the details so that I better able to help you out.
Wishing your grandchild good health.
Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee

Follow up: Dr. Pradeep Kumar Jain (45 minutes later)

We were only given the information from our son that I shared with you. He said "shaking" but I don't know whether or not it was seizure type or low blood sugar type shaking (or any other type). We are concerned that the local hospital didn't diagnose and treat the 3 year old but said they were sending her to the pediatric hospital for assessment and treatment (hence our concern that the problem is serious). I know that with such little information, you may not be able to offer more than you have.
We found out that she had received some kind of bite on her leg (unknown insect, or spider or other?) a few days ago and was Rx steroids for it, but the mother decided not to fill the Rx out of concern for iatrogenic harm. There were apparently no serious symptoms for days after the "bite" until today: vomiting, rest & sleep, then "shaking."

Answered by Dr. Pradeep Kumar Jain (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
It's difficult to assess without knowing the present condition

Detailed Answer:
Hi

Its really very difficult to say anything without knowing the present condition.
Please let me know as soon as you got to know something.
There are some condition like rickettsial infection in which a tick bite may lead to infection in brain with seizure. But I don't think that the bite is related to seizure or abnormal movement in your case as the child was asymptomatic in between and there was no fever, rash or any other symptoms.

Waiting for your reply.

Wishing for rapid recovery of your child.
Regards

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar