Patient's question:
The baby is about ten and a half months old. She has been showing shoulder shrugging and facial expressions like shivering, lasting only for a second or two. A few days later, she started showing symptoms of nodding. The doctor recommended calcium supplements and prescribed infant calmer. After taking it, the nodding symptoms almost disappeared, and the shoulder shrugging and facial expressions became much less frequent. However, after stopping the medication for a day, the shoulder shrugging and other movements returned more often. Could this be infantile spasms, or is it something else? Thank you.Doctor's answer:
The situation you mentioned is considered to be caused by the child's calcium deficiency.Guidance: It is recommended to supplement calcium for the child for one month, using calcium gluconate. It is still necessary to add complementary foods. We know that infantile spasms can cause significant harm to children. If they are not treated in time or if the treatment method is incorrect, the condition can progress rapidly, bringing great harm to the child. Therefore, parents should pay close attention to the child's condition and take them for treatment promptly.