Infantile seizures are the kind of thing that most people wouldn't NEED to know about, just that they think something may be wrong with their baby. None of us came with a personalized instruction manual.
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There is no point in terrifying new parents when seizures are just one of many things that can come out of nowhere with a child.
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That video is pretty informative. I wouldn't have know those were seizures either, I would assume the baby just got startled by something.
Tard Baby General providing important info on how you can prevent your baby from becoming a tard (or at least reducing the damage from whatever disorder)
Are those kinds of seizure found in Luna-tier spuds? Or are they one of the kind that needs a certain amount of brain tissue to happen?
Tard Baby General providing important info on how you can prevent your baby from becoming a tard (or at least reducing the damage from whatever disorder)
Are those kinds of seizure found in Luna-tier spuds? Or are they one of the kind that needs a certain amount of brain tissue to happen?
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Luna's seizures are cortical in nature.
| Abnormal movement | Definition | Pathophysiological origin |
|---|---|---|
| Chorea | Involuntary, purposeless, nonrhythmic, non-sustained movements that flow from one body part to the other | Poorly understood. Could be due to loss of normal pallidal inhibitory input |
| Hemiballismus: a severe form of chorea, is characterized by vigorous irregular high amplitude movements on one side of the body | Hemiballismus happens secondary to injury of the subthalamic nucleus | |
| Clonus | Rhythmic involuntary muscular contractions and relaxations | Upper motor neuron injury and its descending pathways |
| Dystonia | Sustained twisting movements that are often frequent and progresses to prolonged abnormal postures | Basal ganglia. Abnormalities are also seen in the cortex and reduction in spinal cord and brainstem inhibition |
| Myoclonus | Sudden, brief involuntary movements which may be caused by muscle contractions (positive myoclonus) | Widespread origin depending on the injury or type: cortical, subcortical (basal ganglia), brainstem or spinal cord in segmental myoclonus |
| Asterixis is considered a negative myoclonus secondary to sudden loss of tone | ||
| NCSE | Unilateral eye deviation, lip smacking, automatisms and some movements of the fingers | Cortical in origin |
| Paroxysmal posturing | Involuntary flexor or extensor posturing on one side or bilateral spontaneously or with pain. Opisthotonus posturing refers to hyperextension of the neck and back “arching position” | Damage above the red nucleus (flexion posturing) or below (extensor posturing) Midbrain injury or tetanus (opisthotonus) |
| Shivering | High frequency involuntary muscular contractions involving one group or more of muscles | Thermoregulatory (due to hypothermia) or non-thermoregulatory (not well understood) |
| Tics | Abnormal movements (motor) or sounds (phonic) which can be simple muscle jerks or complex when they consist of sequential movements in different parts of the body | May be related to abnormalities in the basal ganglia |
| Tremor | Oscillatory rhythmic movement that affects one or more parts of the body | Likely related to the presence of central oscillator in the basal ganglia or cerebellum |
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It would probably be a good idea to know about something that causes permanent brain damage but looks harmless enough that even doctors misdiagnose it.
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How is education for new parents on things they should be aware of more terrifying than parents just hoping that everything just magically works out once the kid turns 18? So many of these tard children literally came from parents learning about pregnancy, fetal development, child birth, and child development through Facebook University and turning their nose up at people who actually have dedicated their lives to interacting with and studying thousands of children.
I honestly believe the anxiety of first time parents would drop significantly if kids came with an instruction manual like everything else in the world.
Not gonna lie, I read Dr. Spock's book.
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As someone who wants to have kids someday, I would rather risk anxiety over nothing versus having my kid end up on here because of a preventable disorder that I overlooked from my lack of knowledge.
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Ehhhh.
This is pretty rare. There are for more common things that will hurt your kid permanently (lead paint if you live in the Northeast of the US)* where you'll get more bang for your public health buck.
If anything social media has people freaked out over zebras when the horse is still going to run you right over. Almost everything is deadly to an infant/toddler (stairs, unrelated men, RSV).
* 1 in 40 children ages 1-5 years old have blood lead levels that are considered unsafe (over 5 µg/dL). 1 in 2000 kids have some form of infantile spasm.
In my state anyone renting or selling a home has to do lead paint/asbestos disclosures.
I always thought it was kids eating paint chips but I was shocked when I read up on lead poisoning and realized how many old toys made in other countries contained lead paints.
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It's not just old toys either. Some new toys made in China and sold in dollar stores have lead paint on them too.
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So this is a better baby shower gift than taking a risk with whatever cheap shit you picked up last minute?
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Don't forget about dishes, too.
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So don't bother taking folic acid either because even if you don't, probably nothing will happen? I fail to get how actually being able to recognize something potentially deadly is worse than being completely ignorant of it, even if it is likely never to happen.
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Because there are only so many threats you can be alert to at any one time. You will get the most bang for your PSA buck by making parents aware of things that have a greater likelihood of hurting their kids.
Maybe smart people can keep all the threats in their head - but most people are just middling and aren't capable of keeping more than a few worries current at any one time.
Also in the US you probably don't need to worry about folic acid, just about every cereal is enriched with it.
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Infantile spasms are just one of dozens of red flags that can present in a young baby. That’s not to say there’s no point being aware of them, but it would be illogical to start a public health campaign educating about infantile spasms when there are a ton of other conditions you could run campaigns about and they would be equally as deserving.
I think that’s what people are saying at least. And FWIW I agree.
I think that’s what people are saying at least. And FWIW I agree.
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Question for those that deal more with infants. I have nver seen this nipple adaptation for a bottle before what is its purpose?
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Cleft palate feeding, it looks like.
Eta: found a picture, it's a cleft palate feeder.
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It's called a Haberman feeder.
Edited to say that it's not only used for babies with cleft palate, although that was the original intention. The design is also useful for infants who can't suck because of other malformations of the mouth or jaw, as well as those with limited movement in their facial muscles as a result of a condition such as Moebius syndrome or some types of arthrogryposis, which is the case with this baby.
Edited to say that it's not only used for babies with cleft palate, although that was the original intention. The design is also useful for infants who can't suck because of other malformations of the mouth or jaw, as well as those with limited movement in their facial muscles as a result of a condition such as Moebius syndrome or some types of arthrogryposis, which is the case with this baby.
The feeder was actually invented by a mother whose child was born with a rare genetic disorder called Stickler syndrome, the characteristic features of which include cleft palate, small and recessed jaw (Pierre Robin sequence), and large tongue, among other abnormalities. These features make it difficult for babies with Stickler syndrome to suck from a regular bottle. The Haberman feeder has a one-way valve, and the long part of the nipple is like a reservoir. The valve allows milk to flow into the modified nipple reservoir, but prevents it from flowing backwards into the bottle, meaning that the milk in the nipple is continuously replaced. The baby used tongue and jaw movement to draw the milk out of the bottle, and the nipple has a slit instead of a hole so that flow stops between compressions, preventing choking. The speed of the flow can be controlled by rotating the bottle. Instead of the standard nursing position, babies being fed with a Haberman feeder are held upright. This is especially important for infants with cleft palate, as the defect in the roof of the mouth would allow milk to come out the nose if the baby were fed in a recumbent position.
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