How to determine if a baby has brain hypoxia?

If the baby's brain hypoxia is not treated in time, it is very likely to leave irreversible sequelae. Babies will face many potential health risks as they grow, so parents must take good care of them and promptly detect any abnormalities in their babies' daily lives.

Symptoms of brain hypoxia in babies

Lack of endogenous oxygen generally manifests itself as: dizziness, headache, tinnitus, blurred vision, weakness in the limbs; or nausea, vomiting, palpitations, shortness of breath, rapid breathing, and a rapid and weak heartbeat.

Symptoms of brain hypoxia in babies

Cerebral hypoxia can cause symptoms such as drowsiness, decreased consciousness, coma, increased muscle tone, full anterior fontanelle, abnormal tendon reflexes, etc. If cerebral hypoxia occurs, it is recommended to go to a pediatric department for examination in time and take appropriate treatment according to the condition. In addition, you can do a brain CT scan. There is no harm in doing it occasionally.

Symptoms of brain hypoxia in babies

Most patients with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy have a history of dystocia.

Mild symptoms include over-excitement, irritability, tremors in the limbs, regular breathing, and no pupil changes. Symptoms improve within a day and the prognosis is good.

Moderately ill children are drowsy, slow to react, have decreased muscle tone, weakened hugging and sucking reflexes, often have convulsions, may have irregular breathing, and have constricted pupils. Symptoms are obvious within three days and disappear within about a week. Survivors may have sequelae.

Severely ill children are unconscious, have loose muscle tone, lost hugging and sucking reflexes, repeated convulsions, irregular breathing, asymmetric pupils, and lost response to light. The mortality rate is high, with most dying within a week. Symptoms for survivors may persist for several weeks, leaving sequelae. Common sequelae include cerebral palsy, hydrocephalus, mental retardation, epilepsy, etc.