What is infantile spasm

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My best friend gave birth to a baby girl by caesarean section. Now she is about to be full moon. However, a few days ago, the child suddenly had a fever, and there was no sign at all. Later, she found that the child was a little convulsive. She was so scared that she immediately took her to the hospital for examination. The doctor said it was spasm. Let's talk about what infantile spasm is.

What is infantile spasm

First: infantile spasm is actually a special type of epilepsy in infancy. The etiology of the disease may be related to birth injury, neonatal asphyxia, viral encephalitis, intrauterine infection, congenital toxoplasmosis, congenital brain malformation and some metabolic diseases.

Second: infantile spasm occurs in a few days to 30 months after birth, and the peak incidence is before half year old. Because the baby is in bed or swaddling all day, and the young mother has no experience of taking care of the child, it is easy to be careless and mistake the attack for the child's hunger, wet diapers or head and neck discomfort.

Third: infantile spasm is a special type of severe epilepsy in infants. According to the causes of the disease, it can be divided into idiopathic and symptomatic types. The so-called idiopathic refers to those who have no primary disease, normal intellectual development, no abnormal findings of nervous system examination, no history of convulsions, EEG examination, high rhythm disorder, neuroimaging examination, no abnormal findings of a class of infantile spasms.

matters needing attention

Infantile spasm has a great influence on the growth and development of children themselves. We must make clear the treatability of infantile spasm, actively cooperate with the treatment of doctors, and at the same time, go to regular hospitals to seek effective medical channels for treatment.