What are the early symptoms of epilepsy in infants? What should infants with anemia eat?

In daily life, we often see patients with epilepsy. In fact, many infants and young children have already shown symptoms of epilepsy. It is better to find this disease early. So what are the early symptoms of infant epilepsy? What should infants and young children with anemia eat?

What are the early symptoms of epilepsy in infants?

In the early stages of epilepsy in infants, there will mainly be temporary loss of consciousness, and they may even have whole body tremors, or blank eyes, crying, and foaming at the mouth.

1. Partial seizures (partial seizures) In partial seizures, abnormal EEG discharges are limited to a certain part of the brain or start from a certain part. A simple partial seizure is not accompanied by impaired consciousness, while a complex partial seizure is accompanied by impaired consciousness. Partial seizures can also be generalized to systemic seizures, and the EEG evolves from local discharges to whole-brain discharges.

(1) Simple partial seizure: Consciousness is usually not lost at the onset of the seizure, and the initial symptoms of the seizure can reflect the brain area where the epilepsy originates.

Motor symptoms: In childhood, partial motor seizures are the main symptoms, including:

A. Localized motor symptoms.

B. Jackson attack, that is, the attack starts from one corner of the mouth and then spreads to the hand, arm, shoulder, etc.

C. Torsion (rotational) seizure.

D. Hemi-seizure.

E. Spreads to a systemic attack.

Sensory symptoms include:

A. Physical sensation (numbness, pain, etc.).

B. Abnormalities of special senses (vision, hearing, smell, taste) and hallucinations.

C. Sense of rotation, etc.

Autonomic nervous system symptoms: including: gastric symptoms, flushing, pallor, cold sweat, palpitations, arrector pili muscle contraction, pupil dilation, etc.

What should infants and young children with anemia eat?

It is recommended to supplement infants and young children with more eggs, vegetables, meat, animal liver and kidneys, etc. These foods are high in iron and can help improve anemia.

1. After 4 months, babies can add appropriate complementary foods, such as iron-containing rice noodles, milk powder, etc. After 10 months, babies can add meat, vegetables and other foods to supplement iron, such as animal liver and kidneys, eggs, vegetables, meat, etc. When feeding, pay attention to crushing the food to facilitate absorption by the baby's tender stomach and intestines. The following is the diet for babies with iron deficiency anemia.

2. The first choice of meat food rich in iron: Animal liver and blood have the highest iron content. They can be made into liver puree and blood tofu, which babies love and are easy to digest and absorb. The second best are lean meat and eggs. Meat food must be thoroughly chopped into minced meat. The iron in eggs is mainly concentrated in the yolk, which is not easy to digest. One egg a day is enough.

3. Vegetables and fruits high in iron: Vegetables include spinach and rapeseed. Vegetables can be made into pig blood and spinach soup, and fruits can be made into juice for babies to drink. Vegetables are rich in vitamin C, which can promote iron absorption.

4. Dairy products are rich in iron and protein, but the iron content is not high. It is not suitable for babies to drink too much milk as it will hinder iron absorption.

5. Babies with iron deficiency anemia can take appropriate nutritional iron supplements to supplement iron, such as taking two tablets of Tihengjian Iron Tablets every day. It can supplement iron and produce blood, increase nutrition, and has no side effects. It can improve iron absorption together with dietary supplements.

What to do if your baby has jaundice

Generally speaking, most neonatal jaundice does not require treatment. However, if it is needed, there are two ways to treat neonatal jaundice:

1. Light therapy

Phototherapy is an adjunctive treatment for neonatal hyperbilirubinemia that uses fluorescent light to illuminate the baby. Phototherapy often relieves neonatal jaundice because the ultraviolet light converts bilirubin into a form that is more easily excreted in the baby's urine.

2. Exchange blood therapy

If neonatal jaundice is severe or bilirubin levels continue to rise after phototherapy, the baby will need exchange transfusion therapy.

3. Other treatments

There are other things you can do to help your baby with neonatal jaundice. For example, make sure your baby gets enough breast milk or formula so that he or she has more bowel movements. If you have any questions about your baby's neonatal jaundice, be sure to talk to your doctor to make sure you're choosing the right treatment for neonatal jaundice.

Characteristics of neonatal pathological jaundice

Neonatal jaundice often appears within 24 hours after the baby is born, lasting more than 2 weeks, and more than 3 weeks for premature babies; jaundice disappears after birth and reappears and progressively worsens. The color of jaundice is mostly nearly golden yellow, and the location of the jaundice can be all over the body, especially the palms and soles of the feet. Severe jaundice can be combined with kernicterus. In addition, due to different causes, there are often accompanying symptoms of the primary disease that causes jaundice.