CT scan for a four and half year old Kid.. safe or...?

My nephew (four and half year old) is having pain in left side of head (right above ear) all of a sudden he starts crying and says that he is receiving shocks which are unbearable for him. This happened for five six times with time gape of approximately one or one and half month.
We took him to doctor he examined him and took his X-ray, Doctor told us that he is having problem in his brain blood pressure (which is like blood pressure of body).
He also told us that it is not very dangerous (and also very rare in people) and will be recovered in two three years automatically. He has also given drops which are RIVDTRIV dosage is 4 drops per night for one month.
He also told us to have a CT Scan this will give a clear picture.
We are very much worried about him. Kindly if any body can guide me. Is CT scan safe..? Any risks for a four and half year old KID? If you can also guide me about this disease鈥??

Please only serious and authentic/reliable answers are welcome.

A CT Scan is a non-invasive low-risk method to pin point your son's ailment. It involves a low dosage radiation, and given from your information given, the benefits highly outweight the risk. Misdiagnosis is common especially w/o a clear picture into the brain & its current functioning state.
Proper treatment may not be adminitstered to your son if the condition is not fully assessed
Your doctor will have considered every possible option before the CT Scan, so i would trust his judgement since it is more likely to have a bad reaction to the medication than anything to do w/ the Computerize Map of your son's brain

a CT scan should be fine for a child of that age. just don't go for them too often, because the radiation can have detrimental effects (even in adults) if the scans are used too much or too often

sorry, i don't know anything about the problem itself

hope that helps, and good luck :)

ct scans are safe for any age just like a x-ray

The Ct scan is safe and is only way to make sure there is no obstruction of anything to brain..There are no side affects to Ct scans.

Well nothing is safe but believe me better than X-ray.

i don't know anything about the disease but i can help you on the cat scan. my son was 3 when he took a small fall and more than likely directly on his tail bone. for 13 hours after that he refused to move anything but his head. this had the doctors baffled. in a period of 13 hours he had 3 sets of x-rays and one CT scan. i too had my doubts on the safety of such high powered tests on a 3 year old. to be totally honest i can't remember much of what the doctors told me of the scan all i know is that the scan was safe and that everything should be fine. i will be praying for your nephew.

A CT scan is no more dangerous to a child than an x-ray. My 3 year old has had CT and MRI scans before (due to other illnesses) and the benefits far outweight the minimal risk of radiation.

As long as you are at a hospital with qualified staff, your brother and sister have nothing to worry about with regards to their son having a CT.