Patient's question:
My daughter was just born not long ago. At first, I didn't notice anything, but now she twitches a lot when she sleeps at night, which looks quite frightening. I'm very worried that something might happen to her or that she might get sick. I want to know what's wrong with newborn twitching and if there are any issues?Doctor's answer:
The most common cause is neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. A history of asphyxia and hypoxia during the prenatal or delivery period. After birth, the patient's complexion turns purple, muscle tone changes, and symptoms such as seizures appear within 1-5 minutes, with an Apgar score less than 3. In this case, the newborn should be actively resuscitated and transferred to the neonatal intensive care unit. Second, neonatal hypoglycemia, intracranial hemorrhage, cerebral infarction, intracranial infection, and other conditions can also lead to neonatal seizures. Primary diseases should be actively treated, and convulsions should be controlled. The rarest is abnormal brain development or early onset of neonatal hereditary metabolic disorders, which can also cause seizures.