Newborn baby convulsions

Children's bodies are relatively fragile, so we need to pay special attention to any abnormal phenomena that occur in them. For example, some babies may have convulsions shortly after birth. Parents must pay close attention to this because it may hide a huge crisis and even endanger the baby's life. Therefore, everyone must understand the root cause of this problem as soon as possible.

1. Intracranial diseases

Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, convulsions are more common within 24 hours after birth; hypoxic and birth traumatic intracranial hemorrhage, convulsions are more common 2-3 days after birth; cerebral infarction: mostly middle cerebral artery infarction, convulsions are more common 1-4 days after birth.

2. Infection

It is common in meningitis, encephalitis, brain abscess, sepsis, tetanus, etc., with purulent meningitis and sepsis being the most common. For babies with intrauterine infection, convulsions occur within 3 days after birth, while for babies with postnatal infection, convulsions are more common after 1 week after birth.

Hypoglycemia, which usually occurs within 3 days after birth; hypocalcemia, including early-onset convulsions occurring 1-3 days after birth and late-onset convulsions occurring 1-2 weeks after birth; hypomagnesemia, which often coexists with late-onset hypocalcemia; hypercalcemia or hyponatremia; vitamin B6 deficiency: convulsions are seen in neonates several hours to 2 weeks after birth.

4. Medication

Drug overdose or poisoning: such as stimulants, aminophylline, organophosphates, etc. Withdrawal syndrome: Anesthetics and phenobarbital drugs used by pregnant mothers can pass through the placenta into the fetus. The drug supply is suddenly interrupted after delivery, and convulsions often occur within 6 hours after birth, and return to normal within 24 to 48 hours.

Hydrocephalus, cerebral hypoplasia, microcephaly, etc.

6. Familial benign convulsions

It is a self-limiting disease. Seizures occur within 3 days after birth and occur frequently.

7 Other reasons:

1. Central nervous system diseases are often seen in intracranial hemorrhage, meningitis, kernicterus and brain malformations;

2. Neonatal tetanus often causes convulsions 4 to 6 days after birth, accompanied by trismus;

3. Children with metabolic disorders, hypocalcemia, hypomagnesemia, and hypoglycemia may experience convulsions