What should I do if my child has delayed brain development?

If a child's brain development is slow, the child will have many abnormalities, and many body functions will be inferior to those of children of the same age. For example, language ability will be relatively low, motor skills will be significantly lower, and there will be problems with physical development. This will make parents very anxious, but solving this problem cannot be rushed. Not only must the correct solution be adopted, but it also requires long-term persistence.

What should I do if my child has delayed brain development?

Logically speaking, a 3-year-old baby's height and weight are very obvious, but growth retardation is another matter. There are many reasons for children's developmental standards to slow down their growth. Some are natural processes, some are genetic factors, and some are diseases. Among them, 80% to 90% of children with growth retardation belong to normal growth variations, such as familial short stature, constitutional developmental delay, and low birth weight. These are related to congenital genetic factors or intrauterine maldevelopment. Their growth rate is basically normal and does not require special treatment.

1. First, through medical history, physical and laboratory examination

Based on detailed information and test results, a comprehensive analysis is conducted to determine the cause of children's dwarfism and finally determine the treatment principles. Different causes require different treatments:

1. Malnutrition: You should have a reasonable nutrition, a comprehensive and balanced diet, cultivate good eating habits, and promote appetite.

2. Dwarfism caused by systemic diseases: the primary disease should be treated actively.

3. Familial dwarfism and constitutional growth retardation: Through various conditioning measures, the growth potential can be fully developed, and growth hormone can be used as appropriate.

2. Zinc supplementation for developmental delay

Zinc is an essential trace element for the human body and it is the "flower of life" of the human body. The main functions of zinc include:

1. As a component or enzyme activator of more than 80 metalloenzymes. Among them, the more important ones are erythrocyte carbonic anhydrase, carboxypeptidase, alkaline phosphatase, lactate dehydrogenase, malate dehydrogenase and neutral protease. Zinc deficiency can affect the activity of various decomposition enzymes;

2. Participate in the transcription of RNA, DNA and the synthesis of protein. Zinc deficiency leads to reduced synthesis of growth hormone and sex hormone, impaired nucleic acid and protein synthesis, and has a significant impact on sexual development.