Patient's question:
My baby was diagnosed with infantile spasms by a doctor this year. He never answers, never walks, and cannot be self-sufficient in daily life. At 3 months, the child started nodding again, and a year later, he developed spasms, often shaking his head, grinding his teeth, and suffered from neurasthenia, irritability, and hyperactivity. I'm so worried that he won't get better. Can infantile spasms be cured?Doctor's answer:
This is a group of movement disorders that occur in childhood and have an unknown cause, characterized by repetitive, rapid, purposeless, and uncontrolled contractions of single or multiple muscle groups. The affected areas are commonly the face, such as squinting the eyebrows, blinking the eyes, or twitching the corners of the mouth; the shoulders; and the upper and lower limbs. It may also involve uncontrolled vocalizations or swearing. It can range from simple focal muscle twitches to complex uncontrolled movements. It is often accompanied by symptoms such as attention deficits, obsessive thoughts and actions, and self-injurious behaviors. It is important to rule out seizures caused by cerebral organic diseases such as chorea, hepatic, and epilepsy myoclonus. The treatment for this condition involves gradual and complete recovery.