Baby crying like twitching in sleep

The baby’s crying-like convulsions in sleep are mostly considered to be caused by childhood epilepsy, febrile convulsions, calcium deficiency, etc. It is necessary to go to the hospital for consultation to clarify the causes before treatment. 1. Childhood epilepsy: caused by abnormal brain discharges, epilepsy is prone to seizures when the baby is emotionally stressed or sleeping. There are prodromal symptoms before the seizure, such as dizziness and headache, and the seizure is characterized by crying-like convulsions, foaming at the mouth, general convulsions, straightening of the eyes and other symptoms, and waking up as usual. Family members need to send the baby to the hospital in time to improve the EEG examination, follow medical advice to use anti-epileptic drugs, such as sodium valproate, carbamazepine, if necessary, surgical treatment; 2, febrile convulsions: baby crying-like convulsions while sleeping, characterized by sudden muscle tonic or clonic convulsions, accompanied by high fever, body temperature up to 38 ℃ or more, mostly considered febrile convulsions. Need to promptly consult a doctor, follow medical advice to diazepam sedation, acetaminophen antipyretic treatment; 3, calcium deficiency: in addition to baby crying like convulsions when sleeping, but also accompanied by laryngeal spasms, convulsions and other symptoms, check the trace elements can indicate calcium deficiency. It is necessary to seek medical attention and follow the doctor’s instructions to supplement calcium in appropriate amounts. Attention baby crying like convulsions when sleeping, family members should not forcefully press the baby’s body to avoid fractures, regardless of whether the convulsions stop, parents need to take the baby to the hospital for examination, so as not to delay the condition.