Child Had Febrile Seizure. Normal CT Scan. Should I Continue Giving Eptoin Syrup?

Posted on Fri, 17 Aug 2012

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Question : My daughter is two and half year.she had febrile siezure .as reason was not known to us doctors hospitalized her and stated antibiotics and eptoin syrup.now her ct scan is normal. Should she continue the eptoin dose

Answered by Dr. Sudhir (1 hour later)

Hello,

Even if CT scan was normal I think you should continue the treatment. CT scan may not always show findings in cases of seizures.

Ideal investigations are MRI brain with contrast and EEG.You can discuss about this with your doctor.

Hope that answers your question.

Regards.

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

Follow up: Dr. Sudhir (16 minutes later)

It is difficult to conduct MRI brain of child .as she gets up when taken into machine and machine sound is very high.is anesthesia safe for small baby.

Answered by Dr. Sudhir (49 minutes later)

We regularly do MRI for babies of her age.She might just need sedation and may not need anesthesia.

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