Patient's question:
Could you please tell me that my child is six and a half months old? Recently, he has been shaking his head a lot. At first, it was at night, and I thought he was scratching his head because of sweat. Now, sometimes during the day, he also shakes his head, side to side. I taught him to clap and nod, but he shakes his head when I do that. There are no other problems, and he eats and sleeps normally. He laughs when he's tickled. Could it be something else?Doctor's answer:
Babies shaking their heads could likely be caused by calcium deficiency. In infants and young children, the initial symptoms of calcium deficiency may include easy startle, excessive sweating, fatigue, sleep disturbances, night sweats, night crying, and physical signs such as softened skull bones, square skulls, delayed teething, delayed closure of the fontanelles, bald spots on the back of the head, pigeon chest, bracelets, lower limb deformities, "O" legs, or "X" legs. Careful parents who notice early symptoms like night sweats or night crying in their babies should start calcium supplementation treatment as soon as possible.