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Can having scarlet fever and chicken pox cause someone to develop seizures. 2 months later in convulsions for 72 hours & seizures never went away?

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Seizures: Yes. These infections can cause a post- infectious encephalitis . That is an inflammation of the brain due to antibodies generated by your immune system fighting the infection. See a neurologist for evaluation.

Answered 9/28/2016

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