* What are the effects on the nervous system of the child birth process?
- The child is under stress at the time of delivery. However, we must distinguish between their options. If labor is pathology, the reaction to the baby's birth stress physiological and useful because it helps them to adapt to new living conditions. If labor is diseased, then the kid's reaction, respectively, the norm can not be named. The simplest example - the night laments and nightmares in a certain time, some children born in this time of day. But I want to stipulate that it would be considered only as a hypothesis and it is not scientifically proven.
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* What is a generic tumor newborns?
- "Kin tumor" - this is a temporary swelling, swelling of soft tissues (head and buttocks) in the newborn that occurs during labor on the part of the fetus, which first passes the birth canal. Usually, the ancestral tumor evaluate doctors in the hospital. Normally it disappears after a few days. If it is, for example, large size, tight and bright - if need specialist advice.
* What is the approximate plan of the neurological examination month baby?
- Medical examination is usually carried out according to plan: the general state (mood, sleep, appetite), assessment of nervous irritability, motor activity and emotion baby. Further study of vision, hearing, touch, the study of reflexes and muscle tone. Very well, if the doctor pays attention to the psycho-emotional state of the mother of the child - often some of the health problems encountered in the crumbs ... "Troubled" to put it mildly, and parents.
* Large fontanel. What is it and why it is important to know about it?
- Bones skull baby tightly interconnected and mobile, it is necessary for proper delivery. Diamond-shaped portion connecting Tacna between the frontal and parietal bone (on top) is a large fontanel. Its average size of the baby 2x2 cm and closed it to 12-18 months. Small fontanelle is located at the back and closes shortly after birth the baby. Features a large fontanel (its size, the voltage ripple) are for the doctor important information about the state of the nervous system crumbs.
* Some moms say: "My baby cries all the time, suddenly he has neurological problems? They need to be treated? "
- Evaluate the possibility of neurological problems can only neurologist! As for mom, then it can and should consult a doctor if your child: lags behind the average of mental and emotional development is very quickly and easily excited and hard to calm down, sleeps poorly, and while clearly lacking sleep, not eating and not gaining weight. Also, if your child frequently and abundantly burp, has explicit violations of muscle tone (high or low muscle tension at rest), convulsive or other stereotyped movements and the state, and often very naughty and crying for no apparent reason.
* As an inexperienced mums learn to distinguish the cause of crying?
- Attentive mothers hold such a distinction is intuitively easy. A note of those who are just beginning to learn all the subtleties of communication with their newly born crumbs, I can say that most baby cries, if (in descending order): he is hungry, sleepy, stomach ache, misses his mother, tired of the communication earache, head ... Always go from simple to complex, and not vice versa.
* Muscle tone. What manifestations are characteristic of high and low tone?
- Hypotonia (low tone) is characterized by a decrease in resistance to passive movements and an increase in their volume. In this case, the baby may be limited by physical activity. Lowering the tone is minimal and not affect the development of the child (often this occurs with rickets). Severe muscular hypotonia (limp child) occurs at a number of serious neurological and pediatric diseases, and can significantly slow motor development crumbs. Particular concern has always causes a local decrease in muscle tone (eg "hangs" handle with obstetric paralysis).
In muscular hypertension (high tone) significantly increased the resistance movements, limiting their scope and reduce motor activity. Raising the tone is minimal, and no effect on child development, or expression (up to a general or local full stiffness), which entails a gross violation of motor functions. In such cases, mandatory consultations neurologist.
* Tight swaddling be able to "remove" elevated tone of a child?
- Swaddling - is not a means to address the increased tone of the child. Short swaddling can be used only with permission from a doctor in excitable children during the first 2-3 months in order to improve sleep. Problems associated with the violation of muscle tone, whether it is high or low, you always will solve competent physician. If necessary, use: massage, gym, rarely medications, and often no action is not required.
* What kind of neurological disease to date, the most common in infants? What is the reason for their appearance?
- In fact, a serious neurological diseases in infants is not as common, as is commonly believed. Usually it is a violation of psychomotor development, paralysis and convulsions due to severe brain pathology: a significant oxygen deficiency during pregnancy and childbirth, the effects of intrauterine infection or cerebral hemorrhage.
* Convulsions of infants. This is a serious danger? And what should be done in cases where they appear?
- This issue requires immediate resolution! If someone around to notice the child has any stereotyped movements, repetitive uncertain status or seizures, should consult a neurologist. All the circumstances of the episode of convulsions should be accurately and completely memorized and, if possible, record on video for further detailed account of the consultation. If convulsions last for a long time or repeated - call the "03"!
* What do you as a neurologist can still advise women not so long ago have become mothers?
- No universal rulebook. Probably the main thing - to have a full understanding with the child: not only love him, but respected. To know more about the kid - do your own education, to read and analyze the relevant literature. Have regular contact with the pediatrician. And also try to solve the psychological problems in the family and their own ...
