Patient's question:
Pour the sun on the child, the sun shining on the child's head is okay. First question supplement: The baby sometimes has seizures, what should I do? Yesterday, the baby had a seizure every ten minutes and cried, but there was nothing wrong in the second half of the night. Today is fine. What is the reason for this?Doctor's answer:
Sleeping for long periods is a characteristic of the newborn period. Sleep provides a protective inhibition for the cerebral cortex. During sleep, neurons recover and store energy, while the endocrine system releases growth hormone, promoting metabolism. Therefore, infants grow while sleeping, and the younger the child, the longer the sleep they need. Careful parents will notice that newborns often experience startles during sleep. What could be the reason for this? Due to the underdeveloped nervous system of newborns, excitations caused by stimuli tend to "spread." Loud noises, bright lights, vibrations, or changes in position can all cause the infant to startle. When newborns are startled by strong stimuli, they may open their arms wide and then quickly retract them, sometimes crying. The hand movements and crying can intensify the fright, causing them to cry even harder. Sometimes, even if the noise and vibrations are not loud but close by, the same reaction occurs. This phenomenon is called the Moro reflex and gradually disappears around 3 to 4 months of age, making it a normal occurrence. However, if you observe a newborn staring fixedly, trembling, blinking constantly, or repeatedly making chewing and sucking motions, with irregular breathing accompanied by cyanosis of the skin, facial muscle twitching, these are signs of neonatal convulsions. This indicates that the infant may have an underlying illness and requires prompt medical diagnosis and treatment.After understanding these points, it becomes clear that newborn startles and convulsions are two different things. Startles are not a disease but a normal physiological phenomenon.
When a newborn startsle, simply having an adult gently support any part of their body can calm them down. Newborns who are not swaddled can be calmed by holding their shoulders or