Patient's question:
Hello! My baby is only a couple of months old, and he is in good health, but I've noticed that he likes to shake his head a lot. When I took him to the hospital for a check-up, the doctor said it's normal, but the frequency of this behavior has been increasing, and we are still very worried.Doctor's answer:
Based on the symptoms you described, it is likely infantile spasms. The recurrence of infantile spasms is very specific, characterized by sudden and rapid jerks of the entire body, with nodding as the main feature. They often occur after waking up and can happen in sequences of several or more than ten times. Over 90% of children with infantile spasms have psychomotor developmental delays and intellectual disabilities. The electroencephalogram (EEG) of infantile spasms is highly characteristic, showing an "hypsarrhythmia" pattern that is both asymmetrical and asynchronous. This type of epilepsy often has a poor prognosis, with some children progressing to refractory epilepsy.