Subarachnoidal is the space located between the shells of the brain regions. It is filled with a liquid - a cerebrospinal fluid, which serves as a protection and nutrition function for the brain. Normally in the subarachnoid space contains about 140 ml of liquid.
Expansion of subarachnoid space in infants
If there is a suspicion of developmental disorders in the child, birth trauma, chronic diseases, neurologists prescribe infants a neurosonographic examination , simply - ultrasound of the brain. Finding in the conclusion a phrase that the child has a subarachnoid space expanded, parents are puzzled, what does this mean?
The expansion of the subarachnoid space indicates a violation of the circulation of the cerebrospinal fluid. Most often, this happens from the ingestion of excessive amounts in the cavity, that is, hydrocephalus or hydrocephalus. This may also indicate an increase in intracranial pressure. With a favorable course of the disease, the ventricles of the brain can remain within normal limits or be only slightly dilated. In this case, the probability is high that by the age of 2 the child will "outgrow" hydrocephalus. But you can not rely on the case in any case - in the presence of a symptom of expansion of the subarachnoid space, the child should be examined by specialists and prescribed appropriate treatment.
Treatment of expansion of the subarachnoid space
Treatment, as a rule, consists in elimination of the reason of expansion of a subarachnoid space - the raised intracranial pressure or the infection caused by sinusitis or otitis. To do this, prescribe antibiotic therapy, as well as a complex of B vitamins. With timely treatment, the prognosis for recovery is quite favorable.