What are the symptoms of myelitis in children?

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The number of people suffering from myelitis is increasing. Only by making clear the symptoms of children's myelitis, can we inform the doctor as soon as possible and make further examination and diagnosis. After all, children are still young. If they get sick for a long time, it will inevitably make their happy childhood shadow and affect their normal development and growth. It is necessary to find out and treat them early. What are the symptoms of myelitis in children? Let's talk about it

What are the symptoms of myelitis in children?

A few days or 1-2 weeks before the disease, there was a history of upper respiratory tract or intestinal infection, vaccination history, or cold, overwork, weight-bearing, sprain and other incentives. The onset of the disease is rapid. Complete paraplegia can occur in a few hours to 1-2 days. Some patients had back pain, girdle feeling, numbness, weakness and other symptoms before onset, and gradually developed to complete paralysis after a few days to more than ten days.

The clinical symptoms of myelitis can vary according to the location and scope of the lesion. Because of the long segment of the thoracic spinal cord and the poor blood supply of some segments, the lesions often involve the thoracic spinal cord. The first symptoms are numbness and weakness of both lower limbs, back pain in the corresponding part of the lesion, band feeling, or dysuria. 2~3 days later, the disease developed to a peak, with complete paralysis * below the level of the lesion, and disappeared, with little or no sweat and two retention.

Early onset, in the spinal cord shock stage, limb flaccid paralysis, also known as soft paralysis. After 2~4 weeks, the limbs gradually become spastic paralysis, or * so-called paralysis, and the problem of urination is also changed from urinary retention to urinary incontinence. When cervical spinal cord is involved, quadriplegia may occur. If it affects the high cervical segment (above C4), dyspnea can also occur. Cervical enlargement myelitis can appear double upper limb soft paralysis, but double lower limb hard paralysis. When the lesion is located in the lumbar spinal cord, the lower limbs show flaccid paralysis, and muscle atrophy can be seen in the early stage. When the lesion was in the cuboid pulp, the sphincter dysfunction was obvious without obvious paralysis. In addition, there is a kind of ascending myelitis. The onset of this type of myelitis is sudden, and the disease can develop rapidly from the bottom to the top. The disease often reaches the peak within 1-2 days or even several hours. Four limbs paralysis, dysphagia, unclear speech, dyspnea, even respiratory muscle paralysis and death.

matters needing attention

What are the symptoms of myelitis in children given a clear introduction, presumably we all know. Once the disease or need to be vigilant, can not let the disease worsen. In addition, we should also realize that long-term treatment of this disease is inevitable, and we should not be in a hurry for success, and we should also abide by the principle of combining prevention and treatment.