A few days after birth, the baby’s hands and feet startled can be seen in physiological phenomena, pathological conditions (such as intracranial infection, etc.), the intervention needs to be decided according to the cause, such as bacterial meningitis requires anti-infective and other treatments.
1. Physiological phenomenon: a few days after the birth of the baby, that is, the newborn, due to the immaturity of the development of its nervous system, prone to the phenomenon of “hands and feet startled”, which is a normal physiological phenomenon, usually no fever, convulsions, etc., with the growth of the age of the above phenomenon can be gradually alleviated.
2.Pathology
(1) Intracranial infections: such as bacterial meningitis and other diseases, convulsions and increased muscle tone can occur, may be accompanied by fever or hypothermia, lumbar puncture examination can assist in the diagnosis, the treatment requires the use of antibacterial drugs, such as the application of ceftazidime and other sensitive antibiotics to actively fight infection, and the use of mannitol and other appropriate to reduce the cranial pressure and other treatments.
(2) Ischemic-hypoxic encephalopathy: These babies may have a history of intrauterine hypoxia or asphyxia, and the above phenomena may appear after birth. The need to improve the cranial magnetic resonance examination can help assist in the diagnosis, and oxygen inhalation is needed for those who have signs of hypoxia, and hyperbaric oxygen chamber and other treatments can be performed if necessary, as well as rehabilitation therapy for those who have behavioral and linguistic abnormalities in their development.
In addition, there are many other causes of similar symptoms. It is recommended to consult a specialist to determine the cause of the disease and to actively carry out targeted treatment in order to avoid delayed treatment. All of the above medications should be used under medical supervision.