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Thank you. Am reading the newsletter and sent the brain article to my daughter."In the 1980s, there was a big publicity campaign warning parents that giving aspirin to a child with the flu could cause the potentially deadly Reye syndrome. Aspirin sales declined sharply, as sales of acetaminophen (Tylenol, etc.) increased tremendously. But in Australia, a study of Reye syndrome cases found that six times as many of them had been using acetaminophen as had used aspirin. (Orlowski, et al., 1987)" (From Aspirin, brain, and cancer)
Can a high fever 'fry' a child's brain?
I think you'd like the brain fry article that Yurt noted above. It is what I learned in school. But I'd forgotten much and the zeitgeist gets me a lot more often than I'd like. Seems that bringing down the temp would be counterproductive.When my children had fevers, I'd be watching closely and probably starting to think about medicating if they went over 39C, and definitely if they got up to 40C, and would have been off to the doctor if I hadn't got it below 40C fairly quickly. The last time they went that high was before I'd read much of Peat, and I used paracetamol. I'm still not 100% sure about the medicine safety, but I'd still consider a temp over 40C to be worth bringing down fairly quickly.
I guess things like cool cloths to the forehead and removing excess clothing are being used, and keeping up some hydration?
I read it before I sent my reply, and it seemed consistent with my approach.I think you'd like the brain fry article that Yurt noted above. It is what I learned in school. But I'd forgotten much and the zeitgeist gets me a lot more often than I'd like. Seems that bringing down the temp would be counterproductive.