Patient's question:
The baby experienced severe respiratory distress at birth and developed hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy again, lagging behind normal babies. Later, the child received rehabilitation at the children's hospital, and the condition was generally manageable. However, after three months, the baby again experienced left leg spasms. Initially, they were given valproic acid, and the diagnosis was infantile spasms. What medication should be taken?Doctor's answer:
If a child has infantile spasms, ACTH-class drugs can be considered for treatment while also providing rehabilitation exercises! The earlier the treatment begins, the less severe the intellectual damage to the child will be. Infantile spasms can be quite harmful to children, so it is recommended that parents take their child to a specialist for follow-up treatment under the guidance of a doctor. In daily life, it is okay to give the child some juice, which is beneficial for digestion and vitamin absorption, and can help prevent stomach upsets. We hope the child can recover as soon as possible!