There's not nearly enough info to say why he's unresponsive. I know youre stressed and looking for answers but you won't find them here.
2 year old admitted to hospital, unresponsiveLatest update (since coming back to the US after private hospital was unable to treat him in February, and he was having retractions): For future parents that might be in a similar situation and trying to find answers, I thought I would share what we have learned since coming back to the US.While in the hospital, the doctor kept saying he was unconscious because of inflammation. However, as I was trying to gather medical information, his theory at the time was sepsis. He did have a UTI a month or two earlier that we struggled to find antibiotics to treat (although he seemed to respond well and quickly when our pediatrician prescribed Augmentin).Our pediatrician here suspects encephalitis because he was fully up to date on vaccines (including pneumococcal), and the timeline was so fast from a cold to eyes fluttering open but not responding to pain or voices. Hopefully we will never know, because the most likely way to be able to correctly diagnose what happened is that it happens again while in an area with better ability to treat and test.That being said, information that would have been nice to have included a blood culture and a brain scan (according to our pediatrician here). Our pediatrician at the hospital where he was admitted did not have the ability to do either of these, and I still think it was our best option, but I wish I had known that the hospital was so limited because I wish I had at least had the opportunity to consider medical evacuation. I truly believe his pediatrician at the time was doing the best he could, and quite frankly, I still completely believe he saved his life, but I have learned that there are cultural differences. Doctors in some cultures may not be as forthcoming as would be expected in Europe and the US.Although to say, he is fine now. Because of the mystery surrounding the diagnosis in December, we don't really know how likely another similar episode is. However, now he seems like a perfectly healthy, developmental normal, energetic and talkative 2 year old boy! And we have learned to ask A LOT more questions about medical care before moving overseas ;)Update: His primary care just came in. He believes it is a combination of factors. Firstly, he is fighting a virus. Secondly, his glucose level was low and he was dehydrated at admission. He anticipates sending us home maybe tomorrow. For right now, he said he just needs IV nutrition and fluids, and time for his body to kick whatever the virus is that he's fighting.My son, 2 year old male, 12 kg, 85 cm, was admitted to the hospital about 9 hours ago. Our whole family has had a virus. Both he and my daughter received IV nutrition day 36 hours ago. My daughter recovered yesterday almost completely, but my son slept all day. I think it's been several days since he stood on his own. I brought him to the hospital, anticipating needing another round of saline, vitamins, and glucose.As I was transporting him, though, it became apparent that he was even sicker than I realized. He was completely limp, and failed to respond in any way to checking his glucose levels. His eyes would flutter open and sometimes hed briefly make eye contact, but he didn't respond to his name.He has been admitted at least overnight. His glucose and electrolytes were low, as well his leukocytes. One of his liver enzymes was also high (I believe AST...whichever one, it was 42). His urinalysis came back with ammonium urate, mucus, and acetone (according to Google Translate...I am a beginner in the language here, and the doctors and nurses don't speak English, so everything I know is through Google Translate). His O2 was also a little low (94), so he is on oxygen. They have given him glucose and electrolytes and vitamins, as well as an antibiotic.Can anyone explain why he became unresponsive? His BMI was perfectly healthy. I thought fat was able to sustain through sickness like this until able to eat again, and not only that, he had IVs yesterday of vitamins, saline, and glucose. Is he going to be ok? How long is the road to recovery likely going to last? Any theories as to what's going on?I'll also attach a copy of the urinalysis, translated. I don't have a copy of the blood work, though.Edited to add: He has since woken up for brief periods. Maybe 4 hours or so on IVs, he woke up and asked to nurse. He also fought the nurse and doctor while having his nose aspirated... the doctor, nurse, and I all had to hold him. He fell asleep shortly after that, and has not woken up since.