. Diseases of children. x poisons generated by the acute infectious diseasesmay so irritate the cortex that convulsions occur duringthe course of these diseases. Convulsions often usherin an attack of illness in children. Reflexly, indigestion, teething, and other trivial causesat times produce general convulsions. This is due to theinstabihty of the nervous system at this early stage. Treatment.—A mustard tub, temperature 110° F., forfive minutes is the best method to employ (see page440). The tongue should be protected by inserting some-thing between the teeth and an enema giv
. Diseases of children. x poisons generated by the acute infectious diseasesmay so irritate the cortex that convulsions occur duringthe course of these diseases. Convulsions often usherin an attack of illness in children. Reflexly, indigestion, teething, and other trivial causesat times produce general convulsions. This is due to theinstabihty of the nervous system at this early stage. Treatment.—A mustard tub, temperature 110° F., forfive minutes is the best method to employ (see page440). The tongue should be protected by inserting some-thing between the teeth and an enema given immediately. 214 DISEASES OF CHILDREN FOR NURSES CEREBRAL PARALYSIS Birth palsy in children is not uncommon. It is causedby a hemorrhage upon the cortex of the brain, rarelywithin the brain substance. The hemorrhage usuallyoccurs during the birth of the child. The resulting paralysis may be a hemiplegia, halfof the body being involved. Contractures occur and thechildren are usually mentally deficient and Fig. 58.—Hydrocephalus (side view) (Kerr). Cerebral paralysis may occur after birth, in which casethe same symptoms are found. Erbs paralysis is a form of birth paralysis not due to ahemorrhage of the brain. It affects the upper portion ofthe arm, and is due to an injury around the shoulder-jointduring birth. NERVOUS DISEASES 215 Apoplexy IS the term applied to a hemorrhage in the brain. Thrombosis of the sinuses of the dura occurs at times,most frequently after an operation upon the mastoid cells. Abscess and tumors are rare in childhood. Theycause pressure symptoms. The most common tumors aretubercular in character.
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