2006-12-14 23:30:14 · 4 answers · asked by imran y 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
Birth asphyxia is not a brain disease but right after delivery of the baby,the baby should cry,which is the first sign that the child is breathing on its own,if there is a delay in the birth cry,the brain does not get the required oxygen which causes brain damage for the child,this condition is called as birth asphyxia.
2006-12-14 23:52:07 · answer #1 · answered by sunny10 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Birth asphyxia leads to brain damage, due to the brain being deprived of oxygen immediately after birth. Hypsarrhythmia is a kind of pattern seen on EEG, in a child with infantile spasms. If the child has infantile spasms due to birth asphyxia, he must be severely brain damaged. The drug you asked about earlier, vigabatrine is a newer anticonvulsant, used to control fits in patients who are not controlled by other, more frequently used drugs. This child will most probably be severely mentally retarded.
2006-12-15 11:13:27 · answer #2 · answered by yakkydoc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i understand what u mean to say birth asphyxia is definitely a crippling disorder and will manifest later on as spasticity , mental retardation etc. Best treatment is oxygen therapy and observation.
2006-12-15 07:51:27 · answer #3 · answered by saurav s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i can understand asphaxia.....its compression of neck ....which lead to brain death.
the first word i guess you asked for hyperurecemia....which means raised urea level in serum.
2006-12-17 08:47:42 · answer #4 · answered by greatmangentletrue 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋