Phu Tho A first grader suddenly had weakness in all four limbs and difficulty speaking. Doctors discovered that he had a cerebral infarction, a very rare condition in young children.
Initially, the child had short bouts of quadriplegia, difficulty speaking, but no fever or headache. The family took the child to the district health center for examination. The doctor said the results of the brain CT scan were normal, and the child was discharged from the hospital.
After that, the child had a longer episode of quadriplegia (about 15-20 minutes) with difficulty speaking and incontinence. When taken to the emergency room at Phu Tho Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital, the child had to be given oxygen support and showed signs of localized nerve paralysis.
Doctors examine children. Photo: Provided by the hospital
Dr. Nguyen Vo Loc, Deputy Head of the Department of Intensive Care and Anti-Poison, said that the results of the child's brain MRI showed damage to the front of the pons. Because this is a rare disease, the doctors invited experts from Hanoi Medical University Hospital to consult and concluded that the child had a brain parenchyma, pons and brainstem infarction.
The patient was treated with anti-cerebral edema and anticoagulants according to the protocol. On March 21, after 20 days of treatment, the child was able to walk normally, speak clearly, eat well, and was discharged from the hospital.
Cerebral infarction is a rare and dangerous disease in children. If not detected and treated promptly, the disease can leave very serious sequelae such as language disorders, paralysis...
Many people think that cerebral infarction only occurs in the elderly, but in fact the disease occurs in children as well. The cause is often related to cardiovascular diseases, blood vessels, or arterial malformations...
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