Patient's question:
1、The baby sometimes has seizures. What causes them? What are the symptoms? How should they be treated?；2、The baby has bowel movements every two or three days, and is breastfed. The doctor has advised taking vitamin A and D supplements. Is the infrequent bowel movement caused by taking vitamin A and D?
Doctor's answer:
Hello, convulsions are one of the common acute conditions in infants and young children, with a higher incidence rate in children under 6 years old compared to adults by 10-15 times. Convulsions are a temporary dysfunction of the brain. Due to the underdeveloped cerebral cortex and immature myelination in children, their ability to control excitation and inhibition is not as easy as adults, making them more susceptible to acute infectious diseases.1. Central nervous system infections: Purulent or tuberculous meningitis, brain abscess, brain parasites, pancreatitis, etc.
2. Non-central nervous system infections: Upper respiratory tract infections, pneumonia, otitis media, acute bacterial dysentery, acute pyelonephritis, etc.
3. Non-infectious causes: Underdeveloped brain, hydrocephalus, intracranial hemorrhage, cerebrovascular diseases, tetanus, hysteria, etc.
4. Metabolic disorders: Hypocalcemia, hypomagnesemia, hypoglycemia, uremia, vitamin B? and B? deficiency, acidosis, cerebral hypoxia, etc. Drug poisoning can also trigger this condition.
Vitamin A and D can treat constipation or lack of bowel movements.