I've had 106 fevers and let them burn out a 'few' times and I'm still
OK. [Well, that's "my" opinion, right?]
They always seemed to peak at 106 and never went to 107.
Once was in Arkansas out in the boonies where it was over 100 deg summer
days..and boy oh boy was I COLD!..shivering and shaking. [Then suddenly
very hot, then cold again]
I sat in the sun wrapped in a wool blanket sucking water by the quart and
a cool wet towel around my neck.
..next day I was fine. [a bit weak and dizzy, but not too bad]
The day after that, I forgot I had been ill. [But really hungry]
Ode
At 02:35 PM 1/30/2006 -0500, you wrote:
In a message dated 1/30/06 10:38:53 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
I have heard of high fevers damaging the brain. Does anyone have reliable
information on this subject?
Jill
High Fevers, Brain Damage and Febrile Seizures
Many <http://www.drgreene.com/54_15.html>parents fear that fevers will
cause brain damage. Brain damage from a
<http://www.drgreene.com/21_832.html>fever will not occur unless the fever
is over 107.6 degrees F (42C) for an extended period of time. Many also
fear that untreated fevers will keep going higher and higher, up to 107
degrees F or even more. Untreated fevers caused by
<http://www.drgreene.com/21_527.html>infection will seldom go over 105
degrees unless the child is overdressed, or trapped in a hot place. The
brain's thermostat will stop the fever from climbing above 106 degrees F.
Some parents fear that fevers will cause
<http://www.drgreene.com/21_548.html>seizures. For the great majority of
children this is not the case. About 4% of children, though, will
sometimes have seizures with fever. These
<http://www.drgreene.com/21_1087.html>febrile seizures are caused by rapid
increase in temperature, not by the height of the temperature. Once a
child already has a high fever, a febrile seizure is unlikely with the
current illness. In any event, febrile seizures are over in moments with
no lasting consequences. Treating fevers early in these children may
prevent further febrile seizures.
Alan Greene MD FAAP
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