Pregnant with fetal symptoms of microcephaly?

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Neonatal microcephaly is often caused by a kind of autosomal aberration, or the fetus, especially in the early pregnancy, by radiation or intrauterine infection. So, what are the early manifestations of microcephaly? How to judge whether a child is microcephaly?

Pregnant with fetal symptoms of microcephaly?

Early manifestations of microcephaly: small head, special head shape. The early manifestations of microcephaly are small head at birth, special head shape, narrow and backward forehead, top, flat occipital, forming a strong contrast with the fully developed facial bone. The nose bridge is low, the ear is big, and the head circumference is below 3 standard deviations of the average head circumference of the same age children. Short stature, height and weight were also lower than the lower limit of the normal value of children of the same age.

Early manifestation of microcephaly: the weight of brain is light. The main manifestation of the disease is that after the completion of brain development, the weight of brain is significantly lighter than normal, and the gyrus is too small or no gyrus at all. The development of the brain is obviously delayed, and even stops at the third to fifth month of the baby. Results the top of the head became small and sharp, the bridge of the nose was sunken, the ears were large, the lower forehead was retracted, the forehead was narrow and the head circumference was very small, the maximum was less than 42 cm. The forehead and occipital part of the patient were flat, and the fontanel and suture were closed early.

Early manifestations of microcephaly: physical and mental retardation, abnormal physical development, mental retardation. Some children even have wind, limb stiffness or hand and foot movement and paralysis. 85% of the children had abnormal hair style, the forehead hairline was swept, and the top hair thread was not obvious. Moderate to severe mental retardation, emotional instability, inarticulate.

matters needing attention

The patients with intracranial hypertension should be operated as soon as possible. Neurosurgical treatment can be used for children with premature suture closure, which can achieve certain curative effect.