Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan's half-brother Landon was rushed to hospital after he woke up with extremely high fever earlier this week. He is now recovering.

The 27-year-old actress' father Michael Lohan was left fearing for his 16-month-old son's life after he was struck down with high fever earlier this week, reports contactmusic.com.

Speaking to RadarOnline.com, he said: "Landon woke up with a 105.1 fever. He was limp and lethargic. I didn't know if he was going to make it. I was afraid it was not a virus but something worse."

The baby was prescribed medication by doctors at the hospital and is now on the road to recovery.