How to Treat Neonatal Hypotonia?

Neonatal hypotonia is a symptom of a disease, and treatment requires identifying the cause. It is recommended to undergo genetic and metabolic disease screening. If the local hospital cannot resolve the issue, consider transferring to Shanghai Children’s Hospital.
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How to Treat Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy?

Considering brain tissue damage, recovery is generally slow. Currently, there is only treatment for nourishing brain cells. Lying on the stomach with the head raised 90 degrees, it appears that development is basically normal. However, since the child is too young, symptoms are not obvious, and continued observation is needed.Brain palsy often occurs before or during infancy, with causes including birth injuries, neonatal jaundice, brain hypoxia; preterm birth, etc. Symptoms mainly include increased muscle tone, difficulty with abduction, and in severe cases, muscle rigidity, spasms, and joints maintaining a flexed posture. In mild cases, there may be poor fine motor skills in the hands and difficulty placing the heel on the ground while walking. Such patients often have language development and articulation disorders as well as strabismus.
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How to Treat Neonatal Pneumonia?

Due to poor physical condition, the child’s birth was difficult. Approximately 10 minutes into the monitoring, the child’s heart rate decreased. Oxygen was administered to the mother, and a neonatologist entered the delivery room to assist. The child’s heart rate returned to normal, and the doctor immediately provided warmth, intubation, and sputum aspiration treatment. Inhalation pneumonia. The child experienced hypoxia; currently, the symptoms are not obvious in small children and can only be noticed as they grow older. Cerebral palsy often occurs before or during infancy, with causes including birth trauma, neonatal jaundice, brain hypoxia; premature birth, etc. Symptoms mainly include increased muscle tone, difficulty with abduction, and in severe cases, muscle rigidity, spasms, and joints maintaining a Bend posture. In mild cases, there may be poor fine motor skills in the hands and difficulty placing the heel down while walking. Such patients often have language development and articulation disorders as well as strabismus, with about 1/3 of patients experiencing varying degrees of seizures and intellectual disabilities. Cerebral palsy can lead to delayed motor development. By three months of age, if the child is still inactive and not very active, there will be no crawling movements when lying on the stomach; by four to six months after birth, the hands may still be clenched tightly. There may be anxious gait and scissor gait, etc.
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How to Treat Neurological Genetic Disorders

Neurological genetic disorders cannot be cured permanently, but symptoms can be alleviated with medication in the early stages. Gene therapy is recommended. Parents should pay close attention to their child’s condition and seek timely treatment to slow the progression of the disease.
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