Correct and timely development of all organs in newborns is a guarantee of health and normal adaptation of the child in the future, so at such a small age it is important to diagnose all deviations in time and take measures to eliminate them.
In the article you will find out what the diagnosis of "widening of the interhemispheric fissure" in infants is, for what reasons it happens.
When conducting a brain examination of a newborn (ultrasound, neurography, tomogram), in addition to identifying other pathologies, doctors look at the size of the interhemispheric cleft. This distance is an anatomical feature of the baby, it is considered normal, if less than 3 mm.
In infants, the interhemispheric cleft may be enlarged for reasons among which it can be noted:
- maternal illness during pregnancy;
- Caesarean section at delivery;
- between the cerebral hemispheres accumulates fluid.
You should immediately seek advice from a pediatric neurologist if you notice that the baby:
- constantly excited;
- sleeps badly;
- on sharp sounds reacts with a shout;
- is concerned at changing atmospheric pressure.
The widening of the interhemispheric fissure is only one of the signs of some serious disorders, so doctors in the diagnosis analyze the relationship of this symptom with other clinically expressed nervous changes. With an easy degree of expansion of the gap or an isolated extension, treatment is not performed, since these conditions are safe for the child, in other cases it is necessarily prescribed.
With the accumulation of fluid between the hemispheres of the brain, children in the complex are prescribed the reception of such medicines:
- preparations for removing liquids;
- asparks, which is the source of K and Mg for the organism;
- vitamin D3, with a deficiency of vitamin D.
It is also worth noting that the presence of an expansion of the interhemispheric fissure in the infants is not a reason to diagnose intracranial hypertension.
Thus, if your baby has an interhemispheric crevice widened, but at the same time he develops correctly and is healthy, then one should not worry and be nervous, the most important thing is to undergo scheduled examinations with doctors on time.