Patient's question:
Baby is 25 days old. At 18 days, the hospital said the was high (11.7) and gave us Yinzhihuang Granules. The doctor asked if the baby often makes sounds like "" and stretches their waist hard. I said yes, and when they stretch hard, their little face turns bright red. The doctor said it might be due to brain and suggested doing a CT in a few days. Now the has gone down, and we didn't do the CT.Hello experts, is "" and hard waist stretching a symptom of brain? The baby is a second child, breastfed, doesn't sleep much during the day and dislikes being held, waking up about every two hours at night. Sometimes when drinking milk, they choke and hold their breath for two or three seconds before calming down. Also, they often fall asleep after drinking only a little. Is it necessary to do a CT in this case? Will a CT scan interfere with infants? I urgently need a reply. Thank you!
Doctor's answer:
This friend, based on the situation you described, do not rule out neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. Do not know if the baby has a history of abnormal delivery, such as maternal pregnancy hypertension, anemia, umbilical cord around the neck, postnatal respiratory distress, etc. The baby often makes efforts to stretch his waist, which may be due to the excitement symptoms caused by choking on water. It is recommended to conduct a thorough CT examination to further confirm the diagnosis. The doctor asks: Does the baby have a history of abnormal delivery, such as maternal pregnancy hypertension, anemia, umbilical cord around the neck, postnatal respiratory distress, etc? The above is the suggestion for the question "How to infer infant brain hypoxia?", hoping it helps you, wish you health!