What Causes High Fever After A Head Injury?

Posted on Sat, 16 Jul 2016

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Question : My 6 month old daughter fell off the bed and within 20 minutes got a fever. Her fever is now up to 102.1*F. Is that normal from a fall?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Pradeep Kumar Jain (44 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Fever may be just a coincidental finding

Detailed Answer:
Hello

Thanks for asking on this platform

Fever within minutes after fall may be just a coincidental finding.

I would suggest you to observe for the symptoms of head injury which warrant immediate physician's evaluation like vomiting,loss of conciousness,altered sensorimotor, abnormal movement and excessive irritability or lethargy.

Fever can be related to fall that can be due to neurogenic injury after few hours or days but that is seen in very severe cases and other symptoms must also be there.

So please monitor the temperature and if fever persists then consult a pediatrician for evaluation and treatment accordingly.

I hope this helps.
Please let me know if you have any more queries.
Regards

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