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Fever and convulsion

2017-05-23 01:52:13
My daughter is 8 months old and she had a convulsion last night and she is running high fever. is high fever can cause convulsions in babies?
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Ya high fever is known to cause convulsion in earlier age of life but type of convulsions is very important.contact pediatrician immediately
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precautions and prevention of convulsions is must in future.which can be advised by pediatrician

Answered2017-05-23 11:55:42

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