Patient's question:
Does a fever cause epilepsy? My son started having a high fever yesterday, and this morning he had twitching symptoms. Is this epilepsy?Doctor's answer:
A fever generally does not cause epilepsy, but if muscle twitching occurs during a fever, it is likely due to convulsions caused by high fever. In this case, you can first use many fever-reducing medications to alleviate the symptoms. For example, you can take oral antipyretic and analgesic drugs, and it is also necessary to treat the symptoms accordingly. If bacterial inflammation occurs, you can take antibiotics such as cephalosporins or macrolides at the same time.