High Fevers in Children: Brain Damage or Seizures?

Fact or Fiction: High Fever Causes Seizures & Brain Damage

Have you heard that high fevers in children can cause seizures or brain damage? Because of this, do you worry every time your child gets sick that disaster could strike and the fever will sky rocket to triple digits? Dr. Scott Cohen offers advice for parents on how to treat high fevers and also sheds light on the truth about febrile seizures and brain damage as a result of high fevers.

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Thanks to the web, parents today have more parenting information at their finger tips than ever before. But sometimes this information can be overwhelming and even conflicting! In "Fact or Fiction", pediatrician, Dr. Scott Cohen, sets the record straight by confirming or denying some of the most common parenting fears.

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