15-month-old baby suffers ‘facial paralysis’ as cold weather sets in; doctors stress what parents need to be careful about; this disease can happen even if you’re not old!
According to Vietnamese media, a 15-month-old girl with 7th cranial nerve inflammation has been reported by the family. The girl’s family said that in a seemingly normal morning, her 15-month-old daughter suddenly experienced a worrying moment. Her mouth was twisted and her eyes could not close completely. They rushed her to the hospital for a checkup.
From the clinical examination. The doctor diagnosed that the baby had inflammation of the 7th cranial nerve , or what many people call “hemiphalaenopsis. Which is a condition that is common in the elderly, but is not uncommon in children. Especially children who are in poor health are at high risk. Causing the baby’s face to be distorted on one or all sides. This condition may make it difficult for the child to move the mouth, eyelids, or nose.
In this case, the baby was treated in a hospital using a combination of traditional medicine and rehabilitation. The medical team not only provided professional treatment but also focused on the child’s psychology. As young children are often afraid when they need medical treatment.
According to the treating doctor, the main cause of inflammation of the seventh cranial nerve in young children is often a cold. To prevent this, parents must pay special attention to keeping the child’s body warm. Especially the head, neck, chest, arms and legs, and pay attention to nutrition to increase the child’s immunity.
In fact, children can get this disease at any time of the ยูฟ่าเบท year. But winter and the change of seasons have a higher chance of getting this disease. According to statistics, more than 75% of cases are caused by sudden exposure to cold. There are also other causes such as genetics, children infected with viruses such as German measles, herpes, children who have facial injuries, children who have colds and flu.
Children with cranial nerve 7 inflammation will have quite obvious and noticeable symptoms such as sagging facial muscles, sudden tense facial muscles, inability to close one eye completely, water often spills out of the mouth, numbness in one or the entire face, difficulty laughing and speaking, earache, headache, increased salivary and tear production. If parents see their children having the following symptoms, they must quickly take their children to a hospital for timely treatment.