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Had Fever And Seizures. Taken Eptoin And Calcium. Done EEG. Okay To Continue With Medicine?

My daughter has high fewer two months before..and then she experienced seizure thrice in one night..she was hospitalized then and the doctor started eptoin along with calcium ..after one month he goes for eeg and thereafter increasd the dose from 4.2 to 5 ml for three months..now the question is ,is it okk to cntinue with same...it is very hard to giv her the medicine..she cries alot.
Sat, 17 Aug 2013
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General & Family Physician,  's  Response
Hello,
Welcome to Healthcaremagic.

From your query, i understand that your daughter may be suffering from febrile seizures.
It is a very common seizure disorder in children.
Usually it is limited to the age group of 6 months to 5 years.

There is specific pathology for febrile seizure.

As you did not mentioned EEG findings, it is difficult to predict whether it is febrile seizure or other type of seizure.

In case of febrile seizure, antipyretics like paracetamol syrup and phenobarbitone or eptoin is enough.

But if it is other types of seizure, Eptoin can be given.

I think your child may have calcium deficiency in addition to seizure.
thats why your doctor added calcium with eptoin.

So it is essential to give eptoin and calcium. try to follow your doctor's advice.

Hope this helps.
Take care.
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Neurologist,  Dr. Sudhir Kumar's  Response
Hi,

Thank you for posting your query.

To answer your query better, I need to know the reports of EEG and any brain scans if they were done.

If the diagnosis was epilepsy, then, we need to continue anti epileptic drugs for at least three years. So, you should continue the medications regularly.

I hope it helps.
Best wishes,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
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Had Fever And Seizures. Taken Eptoin And Calcium. Done EEG. Okay To Continue With Medicine?

Hello, Welcome to Healthcaremagic. From your query, i understand that your daughter may be suffering from febrile seizures. It is a very common seizure disorder in children. Usually it is limited to the age group of 6 months to 5 years. There is specific pathology for febrile seizure. As you did not mentioned EEG findings, it is difficult to predict whether it is febrile seizure or other type of seizure. In case of febrile seizure, antipyretics like paracetamol syrup and phenobarbitone or eptoin is enough. But if it is other types of seizure, Eptoin can be given. I think your child may have calcium deficiency in addition to seizure. thats why your doctor added calcium with eptoin. So it is essential to give eptoin and calcium. try to follow your doctor s advice. Hope this helps. Take care.