What are the causes of infantile convulsions?

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Neonatal convulsion generally indicates that the condition is more serious, mostly brain organic damage. The harm of this disease to patients is very big, if the treatment is not timely or the condition is more serious, the prognosis is not ideal, often leave sequelae. Now let's talk about the causes of infantile convulsion?.

What are the causes of infantile convulsions?

First, brain diseases, hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, accounting for 60-70% of the causes of convulsions, are common within one day after birth; Hypoxic and traumatic intracranial hemorrhage usually occurs within two to three days after birth; Cerebral infarction, common in four days after birth, most cases of cerebral artery infarction.

Second, there are many kinds of diseases caused by infection, among which purulent meningitis and sepsis are the most common. If the infection is in the mother, convulsions are common within three days after birth; If the newborn is infected after birth, it is common within seven days after birth. Neonatal convulsions caused by high fever infection are the most rare.

Third: metabolic abnormalities (1) caused by hypoglycemia, often occurred within three days of birth（ 2) There are many reasons for hypocalcemia, which may be caused by maternal diabetes or lack of VD, or by low birth weight. Hypomagnesemia may occur singly, but often accompanied by hypocalcemia（ 3) Abnormal amount of blood sodium, too high or too low blood sodium may cause infantile convulsion（ 4) Congenital metabolic disorder is caused by heredity（ 5) VB6 dependence is also caused by a genetic disease. Newborns with VB6 dependence need five to ten times more VB6 than healthy babies.

matters needing attention

If the newborn has a phenomenon similar to "convulsion", it should be treated in time, because most of the neonatal convulsion is a manifestation of serious diseases. If the better treatment time is delayed, it may bring sequelae affecting the life of the newborn.