How to cure convulsions in children

How to cure convulsions? The occurrence of convulsions has brought serious harm to many children and is a nightmare for parents and friends. This disease is particularly common in infants and young children. It is caused by brain nerve dysfunction due to various reasons. So, for the disease of pediatric convulsions, how to cure it? The following is a detailed introduction for everyone.

Neonatal convulsions often manifest as a variety of amorphous and changeable abnormal movements, such as apnea, irregular breathing, staring eyes, paroxysmal pallor or cyanosis. Infant convulsions sometimes only manifest as twitching of the corners of the mouth or eyes, twitching of one limb or alternating twitching of both limbs. Respiratory rhythm is irregular or paused, paroxysmal cyanosis or pallor, staring eyes, nystagmus, blinking movements or sucking and chewing movements, etc.

First, general treatment is performed: let the child lie on his side, unbutton his collar, clear the mouth, nose, throat secretions and vomit to prevent inhalation and suffocation, and keep the airway open. Place a dental pad between the upper and lower molars to prevent tongue bite. Give oxygen to those with severe injuries, and physically cool down or give antipyretic drugs to those with high fever.

Secondly, control convulsions: acupuncture is often used, with acupuncture points such as Ren Zhong, Hegu, Shixuan, Neiguan, and Yongquan. If convulsions cannot be stopped within 2 to 3 minutes, the following drugs can be used. Diazepam is often the first choice of anticonvulsant drugs, but it should be noted that this drug has an inhibitory effect on breathing and heartbeat. Chloral hydrate is prepared into a 10% solution and retained enema. Phenobarbital sodium is injected intramuscularly, and chlorpromazine is injected intramuscularly.

Finally, take appropriate treatment measures for different causes. Treatment of status convulsus: Physical cooling (ice cap or cold compress on the head) and drug cooling or artificial hibernation can be used to cool down the child, and the child's body temperature, breathing, heart rate, blood pressure, skin color, pupil size and urine volume should be closely observed. If the convulsion lasts for more than 2 hours, cerebral edema is likely to occur, and dehydration therapy should be used to reduce intracranial pressure.

It is sometimes difficult to determine whether a newborn, especially a premature baby, has a seizure. Any strange, consistent phenomenon or subtle twitching that occurs repeatedly and periodically, especially when accompanied by eyeballs rolling up or abnormal movements and the cause of seizures, should be considered a seizure. And once the diagnosis is confirmed, you must actively cooperate with the doctor's diagnosis and treatment.