Patient's question:
I would like to ask: How should spasticity be treated in children? This condition has been present for some time, and I am hesitant to give medication. Please provide some advice from a doctor.Doctor's answer:
Infantile spasms are a refractory form of epilepsy caused by chromosomal abnormalities. Infantile spasms have many clinical symptoms, mostly characterized by spasmodic manifestations, such as arching spasms, which involve generalized muscle spasms, nodding spasms, head and neck nodding spasms, lightning-like spasms, and asymmetrical spasms. Symptoms may include turning the head to one side or twitching a leg, among others. It is recommended to go to the hospital for examination before starting treatment for better outcomes.