What harm does jaundice have to the child?

summary

Jaundice is a kind of disease type with high incidence in neonatal population. Generally speaking, the existence of jaundice disease is great harm to newborns. Therefore, this paper will share the harm of jaundice to children.

What harm does jaundice have to the child?

First of all: there is an important structure in the human brain, called the blood-brain barrier, which prevents many substances from entering the brain to protect the brain, the most important central organ in the human body. The development of blood-brain barrier is not perfect, and indirect bilirubin is easy to enter the brain through the blood-brain barrier. In children with severe jaundice, the indirect bilirubin in the blood can enter the brain tissue, causing brain damage, which is called bilirubin brain disease (also known as nuclear jaundice).

Secondly: when the bilirubin in the blood rises sharply, if the baby has nervous system symptoms, such as bad spirit, drowsiness, soft or tight limbs, difficult or no feeding, straight eyes, shrieking, wind and a series of manifestations, it indicates that bilirubin encephalopathy has occurred.

Finally: if jaundice is serious, it can also cause the death of children. Moreover, even if children survive after rescue, many of them will eventually leave neurological sequelae, such as motor dysfunction, hearing impairment, mental retardation and so on.

matters needing attention

After recognizing the harm of jaundice to children, parents must pay attention to take their children to see a doctor for treatment.