The main causes of infants and young children always sleeping with a startle are neurological underdevelopment, rickets and epilepsy and other possible diseases. Commonly used methods of response include observation and follow-up, drug treatment and adjustment of medication.
1. Incomplete development of the nervous system: compared with adults, the nervous system of infants and young children is not fully developed, and the nerve inhibition ability of the brain center is lower, so infants and young children always sleep with a startle. This is a physiological phenomenon, generally do not do special treatment, observation and follow-up can be.
2. Rickets: vitamin D drops, calcium gluconate tablets and other drugs can be supplemented with vitamin D or calcium to prevent and control pediatric rickets caused by always sleeping with a startle.
3. epilepsy: some babies with infantile epilepsy, can also appear to be the manifestation of partial seizures, you can record the video of the baby’s seizures with a cell phone, and promptly seek medical attention, ask a professional doctor to evaluate, if necessary, can improve the electroencephalogram, cranial CT and other tests to assist in diagnosis.
Infants and children always sleep with a seizure, such as more frequent seizures, it is recommended to consult a doctor in a timely manner, improve the examination to clarify the diagnosis, and follow the doctor’s instructions for targeted treatment.