Why do babies get hydrocephalus?

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Baby is not only the pronoun of purity, but also the pronoun of vulnerability, especially the baby's brain. The baby's nervous system is not fully developed, casual damage will cause irreparable damage to them. So baby brain disease has become the focus of a family, including hydrocephalus. So, what are the causes of hydrocephalus in infants? Now let's talk about it.

Why do babies get hydrocephalus?

Hydrocephalus in infants is characterized by abnormal enlargement of the head, plump anterior fontanelle, vomiting and crying, head percussion with "cupping sound" and "sunset sign" of the ball in both eyes. This is a symptom that can be seen from the appearance. If this phenomenon occurs, we should go to the hospital for examination and diagnosis.

The volume of cerebrospinal fluid in the process of cerebrospinal fluid generation or circulation absorption exceeds the normal value, increases the pressure, and the space occupied by cerebrospinal fluid becomes larger. Hydrocephalus is a series of symptoms such as secondary intracranial pressure increase and ventricular enlargement. Obstruction of cerebrospinal fluid circulation is the main cause of hydrocephalus in infants. Hydrocephalus usually occurs in infants under two years old. The effect of hydrocephalus on infants is visible to the naked eye. Infants with hydrocephalus are depressed and can't lift their heads. Infants with severe hydrocephalus will have epilepsy, vomiting, convulsions, limb paralysis, and even mental retardation.

There are different ways to treat infant hydrocephalus between the East and the West. Western medicine to surgical treatment, determine the cause of disease, surgery, so the treatment effect is fast, but the baby is young, physical development is not complete, surgery has a certain risk and injury. While traditional Chinese medicine pays attention to stability, focusing on tonifying the kidney and promoting diuresis, and treating both symptoms and signs. It thinks that the key to treatment is to warm and tonify the spleen and kidney. In addition, acupuncture and moxibustion are also used, which has slow curative effect but little harm to the baby's body.

matters needing attention

Infants are the future of society, so we never pay less attention to infants. Hydrocephalus disease has a huge impact on the growth of infants. A little carelessness is destruction. Therefore, we should always pay attention to the growth of infants. When encountering hydrocephalus, we should not panic, go to the hospital for diagnosis and follow the correct treatment methods to properly solve it.