Child's hands and feet twitching

The main reason for children's hesitation in hands and feet is temporary brain disorder, or it may be caused by external stimulation leading to nervous disorder. Therefore, it is recommended that if children have symptoms of convulsions in hands and feet, everyone needs to prepare corresponding countermeasures. Regarding the causes of children's hand and foot convulsions, you can learn more about the relevant information, consult a doctor's advice or refer to the following content.

Why does my baby's hands and feet twitch when he sleeps?

Nighttime is a critical period for babies to grow. Two hours before and after midnight, the child's growth hormone secretion is most active. If the baby does not sleep or sleeps poorly during these hours, it will directly affect his growth hormone secretion, which will have a certain impact on his future height.

When the baby has poor sleep and is easily awakened by the slightest noise at night, the first thing to do is to rule out pathological causes. Mothers can check whether their baby has occipital baldness at the back of the head, and observe how much the baby sweats while sleeping. If they find that the baby sweats particularly heavily, parents should pay attention, as the baby may be calcium deficient.

It is normal for babies' hands and feet to twitch when they sleep. It is a manifestation of temporary brain dysfunction. The cerebral cortex of newborns is not yet fully developed, so the activities of the limbs are mainly controlled by the subcortical centers, resulting in involuntary and purposeless shaking of the limbs. As the cerebral cortex gradually matures, the "control" of the child's limb movements gradually transfers from the subcortical center to the cerebral cortex, and the involuntary shaking of the limbs gradually disappears.

Sometimes babies are stimulated by the external environment, such as suddenly hearing a sound, which causes the muscles of the whole body to tremble; or suddenly startled when transitioning from sleep to wakefulness. These are all normal. In addition to systemic or local muscle twitching, common symptoms such as nystagmus, staring, repeated blinking, loud screaming, facial muscle tremors, and forearm swinging back and forth are all manifestations of convulsions. A few babies may also experience respiratory apnea and cyanosis of the face.

Symptoms of baby twitching while sleeping

It is normal for babies to twitch while sleeping. It is a manifestation of temporary brain dysfunction. The cerebral cortex of newborns is not yet fully developed, so the activities of the limbs are mainly controlled by the subcortical centers, resulting in involuntary and purposeless shaking of the limbs. As the cerebral cortex gradually matures, this involuntary shaking of the limbs gradually disappears.

1. Generalized tonic convulsions: The muscles of the whole body are rigid and twitching in waves, showing opisthotonos (the head is tilted back and the whole body is bent backward in a bow shape), the eyes are rolled up or staring, and the patient is unconscious.

2. Localized convulsions: only local muscles twitch, such as twitching of only one side of the limbs, or twitching of facial muscles, or twitching of fingers or toes, or eye movements, nystagmus, blinking, staring, etc. Most are unconscious. The above convulsions can last for a few seconds or several minutes. In severe cases, they can last for several minutes or recur repeatedly. Convulsions lasting more than 30 minutes are called a persistent state of convulsion.

3. Febrile convulsions: mainly seen in children aged 6 months to 4 years who have convulsions when they have high fever. High fever convulsions are short-lived and consciousness recovers quickly. They often occur in the early stages of a fever and often occur only once during a fever. Brain diseases and other serious illnesses can be ruled out, and an EEG test will be normal one week after the fever subsides.