Today, babies with high blood pressure inside the skull are very often born. Naturally, hearing such a wording from the mouth of a doctor, parents are immediately scared. However, not everything is as scary as it seems, although it is worth approaching this diagnosis seriously.
Intracranial pressure in infants can increase due to fetal hypoxia or maternal diseases during pregnancy, asphyxiation in the baby during birth, infections of various etymologies, and also due to any injuries to the baby during passage through the birth canal.
Intracranial pressure in infants can manifest itself in different ways: frequent regurgitation and vomiting, increased sensitivity to pain, anxiety, trembling, and seizures. The most obvious sign of the disease is excessive tension of the fontanel skin and its bulging, as well as the divergence of the joints between the bones of the cranium. During the examination of the baby, the doctor can determine the disease by measuring the circumference of the head. It should be noted that ICP can be increased in older children. At the same time, they complain of dizziness, nausea.
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cranial pressure is also determined using special tests: computed tomography, neurosonography, MRI, lumbar puncture. All these measures are aimed at finding out how well the brain works, what is the blood circulation inside the cranium, and they also determine other factors that could cause the appearance of the problem. In addition, an X-ray examination and ophthalmoscopy are performed.
Intracranial pressure in infants can be treated at home. Naturally, you must follow the advice of doctors, but do not act with fanaticism. Most often, neurologists prescribe the baby constant communication with parents, changing the regime of the day, swimming, therapeutic massage. Of course, if the disease is too serious, then you can not do without the appropriate drugs. They contribute to a better outflow of fluid from the brain. In addition to these medicines, the child can be given herbal decoctions. For example, an excellent remedy is a decoction of celery, parsley or caraway tea. These fluids have an excellent diuretic effect.
Intracranial pressure in infants should be treated with certain vascular drugs that improve brain blood flow and its oxygen supply. However, you should choose those medications that will not have a detrimental effect on the children's body as a whole. There are times when surgery becomes inevitable.
If intracranial pressure in a baby is detected early enough, it can be successfully treated without serious consequences for the body. The most important aspect of therapy is the full psychological and emotional support of the baby from parents and loved ones. Mom and Dad should be confident in their victory over the disease and should not show that their child is not like everyone else. Both parents and the baby should perceive everything that happens only from a positive point of view. Only in this case the disease will go away without a trace.