Questions

An infant with convulsions at three months old is currently undergoing treatment. The symptoms are frequent, and the baby’s complexion is dull, sometimes refusing to breastfeed.

Answers

  1. Pay attention to perinatal health care to prevent harm to the fetus and newborn from hypoxia, birth injuries, and infections, especially to prevent newborn asphyxia and hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.
  2. Conduct genetic counseling for severe genetic diseases that may lead to epilepsy. In necessary cases, perform prenatal diagnosis or neonatal screening to decide whether to terminate the pregnancy or start early treatment.
  3. Actively prevent various pediatric neurological diseases, treat them in a timely manner, and reduce sequelae.
  4. Actively prevent and treat high fever seizures. Pay enough attention to high fever seizures during infancy and try to prevent seizure attacks; medication should be administered immediately when an attack occurs.