Full front fontanelle

Introduction There is a diamond-shaped gap at the top of the baby's head, called the front squat, which is 2.5 cm X 2.5 cm (the midpoint of the two pairs of sides), and it feels pulsating. The anterior iliac crest is full, indicating an increase in intracranial pressure, common in children with meningitis and hydrocephalus. Increased intracranial pressure, common in meningitis and hydrocephalus. Many intracranial diseases, such as brain trauma, inflammation, tumors, vascular diseases or other diseases, occupy a certain position in the cranial cavity due to a lump, hematoma, etc., plus secondary cerebral edema or hydrocephalus, and the volume of the cranial cavity is fixed. No change, so the intracranial pressure increases, resulting in increased intracranial pressure.

Cause

Increased intracranial pressure, common in meningitis and hydrocephalus. Many intracranial diseases, such as brain trauma, inflammation, tumors, vascular diseases or other diseases, occupy a certain position in the cranial cavity due to a lump, hematoma, etc., plus secondary cerebral edema or hydrocephalus, and the volume of the cranial cavity is fixed. No change, so the intracranial pressure increases, resulting in increased intracranial pressure. There is a diamond-shaped gap at the top of the baby's head, called the front squat, which is full and bulging.

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Cranial CT examination of sputum cytology

Headache, vomiting, papilledema (optic edema of the optic disc is blurred at the edge of the optic disc, redness of the optic disc, redness of the vein, severe distortion of the vein; optic nerve and peripheral blood vessels can not be seen due to high edema, sometimes flaky bleeding or exudation around the optic disc The plaque is a typical sign of increased intracranial pressure. It is called the "triple syndrome" of increased intracranial pressure. Because the skull is not closed, the cranial suture is separated when the intracranial pressure is increased, so there is no headache. Pediatric patients often have only recurrent vomiting as their only symptom.

Differential diagnosis

The symptoms of full sputum need to be identified as follows.

Meningitis: A disease in which a delicate meninges or meninges (a membrane between the skull and the brain) are infected. The disease is usually accompanied by a bacterium or virus that infects any part of the body, such as an ear, sinus or upper respiratory tract infection. Bacterial meningitis is a particularly serious disease that requires timely treatment. If the treatment is not timely, it may die within a few hours or cause permanent brain damage. Viral meningitis is more serious but most people can recover completely, with a few legacy sequelae.

Meningitis is relatively rare. In the United States, there are fewer than 3,000 cases per year, most of which are infants under two years of age. The initial symptoms are similar to colds, such as fever, headache and vomiting, followed by drowsiness and neck pain, especially when stretching forward. Children often feel pain when they have a bow back. JE will have dark red or light purple spots covering the whole body. In children, the cranial pressure caused by encephalitis causes the cardia to protrude (the soft place where the baby's head bones are not seamed). Meningitis can be transmitted in people living together, such as in a student residence. Meningitis, especially bacterial meningitis, rarely occurs. Although the outbreak has increased since 1991, it has not been clear why.

Hydrocephalus: refers to a disease in which a large amount of cerebrospinal fluid is stored in the cranial cavity, resulting in increased intracranial pressure. The disease is more common in children from 6 months to 7 years old. There are two major categories of clinical obstructive and traffic hydrocephalus. The severity of the disease varies, and the prognosis is different.

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