Neuralgia can occur not only in adults but also in young children. What signs might indicate that the child neurology, and how is it treated?
Neuralgia refers to the category of mental disorders associated with existing pathologies of the nervous system. For this reason, it is important to always remember that seemingly minor ailments, may further adversely affect the life and development of the important parts of a child.
The consequences can be very different, some of which are:
- speech development delayand, respectively, the total retardation;
- hyperactivity;
- attention deficit;
- emotional imbalance (tearfulness, nervousness, irritability) .;
- bad habits mother while carrying the baby;
- intrauterine anoxia;
- Various birth injuries, including caesarean section;
- low levels of hemoglobin in the mother during pregnancy;
- excessive exercise while carrying a child;
- rapid or premature birth;
- subcooling crumbs;
- injury, leading to a pinched nerve;
- scoliosis;
- various infectious diseases and others.
With the crumbs from birth parents need to pay careful attention to his behavior. Sometimes plain, but strong and systematic weeping may already indicate the presence of a newborn neuralgia.
What are the symptoms of neuralgia in infants
- Restless sleep;
- manifestation of irritation while turning the baby on the other side - this may indicate the presence of intercostal neuralgia;
- strong crying and pulling the handles to the face on which there is a spontaneous spasms of certain muscles (facial nerve neuralgia);
- at the cry of the binding of the jaw muscles of the child, because of which he can not pry his mouth;
- excessive sweating during sleep or crying;
- increased salivation;
- recurrent seizures;
- increase in body temperature to 38 degrees.
It's not all signs of symptoms of neuralgia. Therefore, at the first suspicious changes in the behavior of the child should be made to consult a doctor and undergo comprehensive treatment, if necessary.
With timely detection of neonatal neurology, treatment is easy, without any painful procedures and further undesirable consequences. In this case, the doctor needs to examine the lifestyle and behavior of mothers during pregnancy, as well as the life of the crumbs from the moment of his birth. Further assigned fundus newborn screening, and may also be administered ultrasound or other methods of examination. Further, if necessary, your doctor may have to assign the appropriate treatment.
One of the methods of treatment of neuralgia are:
- LFK
- Massage, with emphasis on the affected area
- Physiotherapy
- electrophoresis
- Medication, including if necessary pain medication
- Phytotherapy
- acupuncture
- Reflexology
Important to remember! To avoid severe consequences of neuralgia in the future, must be timely diagnosis. And then in the very near future it will be possible to observe the child's positive trend and ultimate disposal of this disease.
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