What disease is infantile spasm

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The baby's health is very important. We should be responsible for the arrival of a life. After the baby is born, there will be spasms. Let's share some knowledge about infantile spasms.

What disease is infantile spasm

First occurs in a few days after birth to 30 months, half a year ago is the peak of the disease. Because the baby is in bed or swaddling all day long, young mothers lack experience and are easy to be careless, mistaking the onset of illness for the child's hunger, wet diapers or head and neck discomfort.

After the seizure, the symptoms of limb paralysis, spasticity and other types of paralysis, such as hemiplegia, speech loss, etc. may stop. The mortality rate of this disease is 13%, and more than 90% of them are mentally retarded. So we need to see what kind of disease the child is, in order to control the attack as soon as possible, otherwise it is easy to die.

Finally, infantile spasm in addition to systemic cramps, more serious is that it can cause children's mental retardation. Once diagnosed, treatment should be done immediately. The earlier the treatment starts, the less likely the brain damage is. At present, the main drugs used in the treatment of infantile spasm are nitrodiazepam and hormone. If they are combined, the efficacy will be better. In the process of drug treatment, children should be given regular medication to maintain the necessary effective blood concentration.

matters needing attention

? when the baby has spasms, parents must not be nervous, they should learn to relax and decompress the baby, protect the fetus and newborn from hypoxia, birth injury, infection and other damage, especially pay attention to the prevention of neonatal asphyxia and hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.