Children can be confused in the middle of the night due to physiological phenomena, pathological conditions (e.g. intracranial infections, respiratory infections, etc.), and interventions need to be tailored to the cause; in the case of physiological phenomena, they need to be soothed to continue to sleep and dynamically observed. Pathologic conditions can be treated with medication.
1. Physiological phenomenon: the above phenomenon may occur during the night sleep of children, generally does not affect their sleep, and there are no obvious abnormal symptoms, such as fever, vomiting or poor response, etc., which is a normal physiological phenomenon and does not require special intervention, soothing and dynamic observation.
2. Pathologic conditions:
(1) Intracranial infections: such as bacterial meningitis, etc., during the course of the disease, mental depression can occur at night, parents can describe it as confusion, mostly accompanied by fever or convulsions, etc., lumbar puncture examination can assist in the diagnosis of the disease should be considered actively consult the doctor, the use of drugs such as ceftriaxone sodium for anti-infective and other treatments, but also the use of mannitol to lower the cranial pressure.
(2) Respiratory tract infections: such as influenza, such children may have fever at night during the course of the disease, and elevated body temperature can make the child feel obviously uncomfortable. When the above phenomenon occurs, it is necessary to use oseltamivir phosphate granules and other treatments when considering this disease.
Children who are confused in the middle of the night with symptoms of malaise are advised to consult a specialist for evaluation and intervention. These medications should be used under the supervision of a physician.