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What Causes Periventricular Leukomalacia In A Child?
19 months baby, with low birth and hasn t cried after the birth, in the last four months of time he had 3 episodes of febrile convulsions and today he had an convulsion with no fever, lst time when diagonised in CT sacn it shown as PERIVENTRICULAR LEUKOMALACIA? would like to know what might be the problem for my child
Wed, 24 Aug 2016
Hi... by what you say I feel that your child is having periventricular leukomalacia which means the lining around the fluid content of the brain is having a pathology, which is leading to this particular problem of seizures or fits without fever. He requires further evaluation and an MRI brain along with anti seizure medication.
Based on his motor development and neurological evaluation he might even require physiotherapy.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
Based on his motor development and neurological evaluation he might even require physiotherapy.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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