Question
What are the causes of infantile spasms?
Answer
Infantile spasms are a special type of epilepsy during infancy. The causes are numerous, including birth injuries, congenital diseases, incomplete brain development, delayed brain development, brain atrophy, various encephalitis, meningitis, brain abscess, cerebral blood flukes, and poisoning. Parents should closely monitor their child’s symptoms and seek treatment early to avoid taking wrong paths. For their child’s infantile spasms, it is essential to take the child to a regular pediatric department of a hospital for standardized treatment.