When children are active, parents should watch from the side to prevent them from being bumped and injured. When parents need their children to quiet down, they may find that some children occasionally move, which makes them uncomfortable to look at. In fact, children's unconscious activities may be due to automatisms. So, what are the symptoms of pediatric automatisms?
After children suffer from automatisms, they will have brief, rapid, and sudden movements, initially manifested as frequent blinking, nodding, pouting, etc. As the child's condition develops, their twitching movements may not only be in facial expressions, but may also include shaking their head, kicking their legs, shaking their hands, etc. Symptoms are particularly evident when the child's emotions fluctuate greatly.
For this reason, parents should take their children to the hospital for examination, such as EEG and head CT scans. In fact, automatisms are often a condition of epileptic seizures, and parents should take them for early treatment in order to restore their children's health, otherwise it will seriously affect their future. For the treatment of automatisms, physical therapy is usually used, which exercises the child's control.
Only when children firmly hold onto their own ideas and control their behavior, can they avoid being led by automatisms. If the child's automatic syndrome is severe, medication assisted treatment may be necessary to help the child's body recover better. Generally, as long as children actively cooperate with doctors for treatment, their bodies will recover quickly.
