Symptoms of Tetany

Hand and foot convulsion is a disease caused by metabolic disorders. It often occurs in the wrist and ankle joints, causing violent flexion and extension, leading to muscle spasms. It may also be accompanied by convulsions and laryngeal spasms. The impact on some babies is relatively large and seriously affects the baby's health. It often makes the baby cry, causes difficulty breathing, and even the risk of suffocation.

Symptoms of Tetany

Tetany is a common disease in infants and young children. The incidence of tetany is related to factors such as age, season, and premature birth. When the baby is an infant, parents should pay great attention to the baby's growth and development. Below, the editor will introduce some symptoms of tetany to help you understand tetany correctly.

Symptom 1: Convulsions

Convulsion is the most obvious symptom of tetany. The baby will have sudden convulsions, which occur frequently and then stop. The number of seizures per day ranges from 1 to 20 times, and each seizure lasts from a few seconds to half an hour. When the baby is ill, his hands and feet twitch regularly. When he is not ill, his mental state is normal.

Symptom 2: Tetany

This symptom usually occurs in babies over 6 months old, and is mainly manifested by bent wrists, straight fingers, thumbs close to the palms, stiff toes and slightly bent plantars in a bow shape.

Symptom 3: Laryngeal spasm

This symptom is common in children under 2 years old. Laryngospasm can cause difficulty breathing or even suffocation.

Symptom 4: Restless sleep

Babies suffering from tetany often experience symptoms such as sleep disturbance and sweating, which are mainly caused by other concurrent diseases.

By understanding the symptoms of tetany, parents should always pay attention to their baby's growth and development during their infant years, identify the symptoms of tetany early, and treat it as soon as possible so that the baby can recover health as soon as possible.