Big baby head

Introduction Because the baby eats the inferior milk powder that is not nutritious, the whole body, including the head and face, will swell. Moreover, these inferior milk powders are not only low in protein content, but also low in other nutrients such as calcium, phosphorus and vitamins. Especially in the absence of vitamin D, it will hinder the body's absorption of calcium, bone calcification, and then infants. There is a high probability of rickets complication, which is characterized by a large head and an uncoordinated body proportion. Generally, there are serious sequelae, so breastfeeding should be promoted to provide adequate nutrition for babies.

Cause

The cause of the baby's head is large:

Infants consume too little protein, resulting in hypoproteinemia, where protein levels in infant cells, tissue fluids, and blood are low. And our body needs to have an osmotic pressure to maintain normal elasticity. When suffering from hypoproteinemia, the body's osmotic pressure is low, and water easily accumulates in cells and tissues, so that edema occurs.

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The proteins, fats, and carbohydrates that people usually eat are digested, absorbed, and converted to form every cell, tissue, and organ of the body, and the anti-inflammatory and antiviral factors such as immunoglobulins and white blood cells in the human body are actually It is also synthesized by the conversion of various nutrients. Their immune function is also supported by various nutrients. These "big head dolls" are lacking in various nutrients, and the development and function of various organs such as heart, liver and kidney have been impaired. Leukocytes, immunoglobulins, etc. are produced in small quantities and have low functions. The human immune system is naturally damaged, and it is not effective against foreign bacteria and viruses. It is prone to infection.

Differential diagnosis

Identification of symptoms of babies with large head confusion:

1. Hydrocephalus: refers to the increase in the capacity of cerebrospinal fluid. The performance is as prominent as the forehead, the eyeball turns downward, and the upper sclera is exposed, showing a "sun setting sign", and the scalp vein is exposed, often accompanied by intelligent backwardness.

2, intracranial space-occupying lesions: common intracranial tumors, hemangioma and so on. In addition to the abnormal increase in head circumference, these babies can also show irritability, sharp crying, nausea and even vomiting.

3, giant brain disease: mainly due to excessive proliferation of glial cells. The baby's head circumference is progressively enlarged, and the physical development is slow, so the baby's head is small and the body is small, half of which may be accompanied by convulsions, and the general prognosis is not good.

4, simple head, but normal intelligence, may be cartilage developmental disorders, which is an autosomal dominant hereditary disease, onset in the fetal period. The disease is characterized by short limbs and relatively large head circumference. Due to the premature ossification of the skull base cartilage and the growth of the skull cover bone, a special face with a large head, a wide face, a collapsed nose, a forehead and a lower front is formed.

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