Patient's question:
A 6-month-old baby cannot lift their head, can roll over, has a normal appetite, and shows no significant abnormalities, but sometimes they shake. What could be the reason for a sudden increase in sleepiness in infants?Doctor's answer:
Sleepiness is a neurological disorder that can cause irresistible sleepiness. It is an excessive daytime sleepiness or sleep attacks. In traditional Chinese medicine, it is classified as kidney yang deficiency and can be treated with You Gui Wan or Quan Lu Wan. Polio is an acute infectious disease caused by the poliovirus. The main clinical manifestations include fever, sore throat, and limb pain, and some patients may develop flaccid paralysis. During outbreaks, asymptomatic infections and non-paralytic cases are more common, with higher incidence in children than adults, especially in infants and young children before widespread vaccination.