Question

What should be done when a child experiences intermittent headaches and fever, with the highest temperature reaching 38 degrees? The fever is accompanied by headaches and eye pain.

Answer

For the treatment of intermittent headaches and fever in children, the following steps can be taken:

  1. Aggressively treat the underlying primary disease.
  2. Symptomatic treatment:
    • During an attack, oral ergotamine caffeine, intramuscular ergot alkaloids, and intravenous asarone can be used.
    • During the intermission period, drugs such as gamma-linolenic acid, propranolol, and asarone can be used to prevent attacks.
    • For severe patients, consider superficial temporal artery ligation surgery. Please follow medical instructions for these treatments.