Patient's question:
My cousin's child had intracranial hemorrhage right after birth. The child has been crying non-stop, wailing loudly. Is it because the child is in too much pain? Could you please tell me the early symptoms of intracranial hemorrhage in children?Doctor's answer:
If there is intracranial hemorrhage, it is usually accompanied by fever, headache, and papilledema, and can be observed. Intracranial hemorrhage refers to bleeding caused by the rupture of blood vessels in the brain parenchyma. It is very common in the cerebral hemispheres. Subarachnoid hemorrhage (cerebellum or brainstem) is rare. There may be predisposing factors such as trauma or excessive excitement before onset. The onset is more urgent. Sudden headache, vomiting, hemiplegia, aphasia, seizures, blurred vision or deviation, sensory disturbances, changes in blood pressure, heart rate, and breathing, and loss of consciousness. If there is intracranial hemorrhage, it is usually accompanied by fever, headache, papilledema, and coma. Based on your description, the baby is unlikely to have intracranial hemorrhage, at most mild concussion, coma, unstable heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing, headache, and increased intracranial pressure. The head hit the ground, and vomiting. This does not rule out the possibility of cranial bone tissue damage.