Question

Our neighbor Ma Auntie’s little grandson has been experiencing chest tightness and chest pain recently, not very severe. I don’t know what’s wrong with him. After going to the hospital, the doctor said it’s this condition. What should we do? Can the pediatric cerebral cystic hygroma syndrome be treated?

Answer

This kind of symptom is a congenital posterior fossa malformation with an unknown cause, possibly related to developmental disorders in the early embryonic stage. The main pathological change is the obstruction of the Magendie foramen and Luschka foramen of the fourth ventricle, which can also occur in congenital hydrocephalus, that is, the accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid inside or outside the ventricles. The common treatment methods for this condition include acupuncture, stimulating appropriate acupoints. In the initial stage of stimulation, short-term stimulation can be performed, and after the body adapts, the limbs can be removed from the needles for 20 to 30 minutes. Before each acupuncture session, it is necessary to use a needle to tap the Jiaji point first, then do up and down squats until the skin turns red. For those with less urine output, non-engorged shrinkage of the genitals, and cold limbs, treatments such as moxibustion, silver glue, Guanyuan point moxibustion, etc., can be performed for 5 to 10 minutes each time. To enhance the efficacy of treatment, Chinese medicine can also be applied for pediatric head treatment.