The physical health of infants is a matter of great concern to parents. During the infancy and early childhood stage, babies are more prone to seizures. If parents handle it improperly, it may have an impact on the baby's future life. So, let's take a look at the most common causes of seizures in infants and young children?
Firstly, babies may encounter intracranial diseases, usually hypoxia or ischemic brain diseases, which are the main causes of convulsions, accounting for 60% to 70% of the probability. Convulsions are most common within 24 hours after birth, and hypoxic and obstetric convulsions occur 2-3 days after birth, while cerebral infarction type convulsions occur 1-4 days after birth.
Secondly, if the baby's brain is infected, seizures can also occur, such as meningitis, encephalitis, tetanus, and other symptoms, which are quite common. If the baby has already been infected in utero, seizures will occur within 3 days after birth. If the infection occurs after birth, seizures will appear one week later.
Another point is that the symptoms of convulsions can also be hereditary, so pregnant women should undergo regular prenatal check ups during pregnancy to rule out hereditary diseases earlier, while also paying attention to their lifestyle habits. 87% of familial seizures will recover after a few weeks, and 13% will develop into epilepsy patients.
