My 5 month old is to get a brain scan at the end of the month, been told to bring him in and make sure he stays up a while before coming into the hospital so that he falls asleep during it. What happens if he stays awake? Will he need a general anaesthetic or will they rearrange the appointment?
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They will try swaddling and feeding and see if he falls asleep.
If they can't do that on the day and get him to fall asleep for the scan the appointment will be rebooked as they will need to line up an anaethetist to do it under General Anaesthetic.
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