For the adults, my best advice is to avoid food altogether for as long as they can. We managed 30 hrs after the 1st symptom.

By eating, this viral caused diarrhea will be prolonged. Can be as long as a week with intake of normal food. So again to speed up the recovery, avoid food altogether and preferably, 24 hrs n above. We wont die of hunger if without food for 2 days.

But most importantly, must take ORS regularly. Normally when an adult is feeling dehydrated, he or she is already badly dehydrated. Dehydration will lead to further problems slower recovery time.

stressful time, baby can't describe the sick feeling..


take care!!

my daughter had this when she was 4. she was ok and act normal. suddenly her eyes rolled up, unable to respond to me.

it was the most terrified moment in my life.
soon after i learned it was fits,
during that period, she had twice fits, fever was too high unable to control with medicine. i have to put her down, let her saliva drip. sometimes she will pass urine at the same time. after that she will feel tired and wanted to sleep.

How can this thing happened twice within 2 months...

He caught a fever since yesterday and even with us trying to control, giving medication and monitoring his fever closely, he still got the seizure.

It all started with him shivering and turning blue, then we brought him into air cond room trying to cool him down, but still he collapse and went into seizure. He woke up within 1 minutes, but we can see he is very weak, eyes not looking normal and shivering. Due to him shivering, we use a light cloth covering him and quickly put a wet towel on his forehead. Gave him a bullet up his anal. Packed and rushed into the hospital.

Upon arrival, the nurse gave another bullet up his anal and the dda medication (since he has got fits before). Then she stripped him naked, and started wiping a wet towel from his head to toe. He was all wet and crying out loud. It was very cold, but she said this is the normal procedure of cooling him down.

Then the medical doctor came and examined. She said we better admit him so that they can monitor closely and also to take a blood test since his stool has some blood. She said, next time when his fever cannot go down, use the same technique. Use a wet cloth and wet him from head to toe. She said it is very normal that the baby will shiver and turn blue cause his fever has gone too high. It is better he is cold, shiver rather than getting the seizure.

Now we are waiting for doctor to come the next day and check on our baby. He is sleeping now, Hope all is well... I am very scared...

Earlier, doctor came into our room and said to remove all his clothes to fasten his cooling down in the aircond room. He is only left with his diapers and a nappy cloth.

We are now in the ward, baby is sleeping but he keeps crying whenever he opens his eyes with fear and went stiff of fear.

He is not looking at us. Doesn't respond to the direction of things we are showing him.

I want to collapse in fear... hope we can go through tonight and tomorrow morning things are normal back. Dear God, please let us go through this...

This post has been edited by auhckw: Mar 20 2011, 01:51 PM

Sorry to hear about your difficult time but I can assure you that there is nothing to worry about it if is a febrile seizure.

Like the name suggests 'febrile' = fever, 'seizure' = shakes. And little kids can have shakes from their fevers.

Most will never have their shakes again. Unfortunately some of them will have repeat shakes. None of which would cause harm to the child.

Definitely very terrifying but I hope this puts you at some ease to know that a simple febrile convulsion does not cause long term damage.

Now no more fever, but my fear is that he screams whenever he opens his eyes. Is like he cannot see. I tried to show him things, but he is ignoring. He shivers, stiff, cry, biting teeth but no fever.

Whole night the same thing on and off. This morning woke up massive diarrhea till the bed is also dirty.

He is refusing liquid. Now waiting for doctor to come. Nurses suggested to change room to try.

Doctor came and said what he is having is partial fits, where he is still going through the seizure without fever, eyes not focusing, stiff, shivering, teeth grinding... which means for the entire night, he has about 6 to 8 times partial fits.

Doctor said she has to transfer him into HDU (High Dependency Unit). They put all kinds of cables onto him to measure his heart rates, etc. Also gave him the oxygen tube and another tube through the nose for medication and food. They gave him drip too.

For the entire whole morning till now, he is still not properly awake and still having the partial fits on and off.

Doctor said she has arranged for H1N1 test, Blood test, Urine test, MRI Scan, X-Ray Scan, Brain Wave test for him.

The things he is going through now is unbearable....

Oh no... I'm so sorry to hear what you are going thru.. I hope all will be ok. I will keep u in my prayers..

Situation not better yet. He is still semi unconscious since yesterday till now. They did MRI scan and found abnormal brain infection. The doctor said for such case only neuro doctor can handle and best around is in HKL. Today will most likely transfer. Now we pray that this is cureable...

Oh goodness. Hope ur child will recover asap la..God bless

So sorry to hear about your son, hope and pray that he will get well soon. Take care!

Transferred to HKL. We managed to get the head of the pediatric neoru to attend to our son. Dr said he is in coma (middle stage). Diagnosis should be ANEC (japanese virus). Some sort of bacteria he was exposed recently. Only attack children (newborn to as big as 8 years old). 1/3 will die, 1/3 will recover with severe damage, 1/3 will recover with minor damage. There is also possibility of full recovery, but he said 1 out of 15 from his experience. They now transferred him to ICU and on machine support for oxygen. They put cables all over him, tube through mouth and nose. They have started treatment with steroids on him We called him and in his coma state his tears came out. We are helpless... Hope for miracle.

Anyone reading this, please pray for us. Appreciate it.

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Added on March 21, 2011, 10:28 pmANEC: http://www.ajnr.org/cgi/content/full/31/3/396


This post has been edited by auhckw: Mar 21 2011, 10:28 PM

All the best auhckw. It's no longer a simple febrile seizure and sinister pathologies like this does catch everyone off guard.

My thoughts are with you and your family.

auhckw, hope u n ur wife get stronger coz ur boy needs every bit of ur support... hope he get well soon...

Is it extremely sad to see what my son has to go through this. It is also very sad to see my pregnant wife who is going to deliver soon going through this too. My life is torn apart.

I have decided to 'fast' on a few thing that is important/routines to me till he gets better. Hanging around in Lowyat.net is some of it. I have got to know many new friends from here, but at times like this nothing else is more important.

Hey bro hang in there for ur kid. Don worry its just matter of days before everything is back to normal. Its all part of life. Nothing bad last forever...God bless u and ur family bro

hang in there...you will see the sunshine soon. My thoughts and prayers are definitely with you and your family.

Wah, i feel so helpless to. Life is so fragile man, but never give up thing may turn around. Let us all appreciate what we have right now before too late.

Sorry to hear that, let's pray for his speedy recover. Take good care of yourself and your wife too.