Patient's question:
Child with severe hand, foot, and mouth disease, stayed for a week, now in good spirits, discharged, but the doctor asked to go to another hospital for a brain MRI! Is it necessary to do a brain MRI for severe hand, foot, and mouth disease?Doctor's answer:
Child with severe hand, foot, and mouth disease, hospitalized for a week, now in good spirits, discharged. Personally, I feel there's no need for an MRI. Since hand, foot, and mouth disease is a viral infection, it generally has few long-term brain damage complications after hospital treatment, unless there are already symptoms of recurrent convulsions and high fever. The child was threatened by hand, foot, and mouth disease, so parents must take the child to seek medical attention immediately to prevent blind medication that only alleviates symptoms. For parents, it's important to closely observe changes in the child's symptoms and do their best to help the child receive timely treatment for the disease.