If ten years ago the existence of such a disease as the cyst of the brain in newborns was known to the units, today every third child is given such a diagnosis during childbirth.
Causes of cyst formation
The cyst is a small vial filled with liquid. Such formation can occur on any part of the brain. And there can be several formations at once. Sometimes a cyst in the head of a newborn is diagnosed before birth. And although the future mother is immensely worried, but such a cyst can dissolve without interference. It is more dangerous when a cyst is formed after birth. It is associated with infection or complications during childbirth. Often the culprit is the herpes virus. With insufficient circulation in the ventricles of the brain, tissues begin to gradually die off, and the formed cavities in the brain of a newborn child are subependimal cysts, considered a dangerous pathology. There is also an arachnoid cyst. It is formed in any part of the brain and can have a variety of forms. Scientists can not give an answer to the question about the reasons for its formation.
The causes of the formation of the brain in the infant can be meningitis, inflammatory processes, trauma, hemorrhage. The fact is that the cyst in the brain of newborns is not dangerous at all, but it grows and squeezes out other areas, which leads to irreversible consequences.
Diagnosis and treatment of cysts
The simplest method of diagnosing a vascular plexus cyst in a newborn is ultrasound. The procedure is recommended before the fontanel is completely closed. Especially in carrying out neurosonography, premature babies need. An unhealthy course of pregnancy, childbirth, as well as hypoxia of the fetus - this is the reason for the ultrasound of the baby's brain.
Before the treatment of cysts in newborns begins, it is necessary to establish precisely the cause of its formation. As already noted, cysts of the vascular plexus most often resolve to six to twelve months of age on their own. But this does not mean that the child should not be constantly monitored by a doctor.
With the subependimal cyst it will be necessary several times a year to carry out the procedure of MRI or MR until the complete removal of the diagnosis. In case the cyst is arachnoid, without radical measures, unfortunately, can not do. By itself, it does not disappear. A newborn with such a development of the brain should be regularly inspected by a neurologist. Depending on the course of the disease, the baby will be given an operative intervention. Neurologists usually recommend one of three available methods of removal in newborn cysts in the brain: an endoscopic, shunting or microneurosurgical operation.
It is important to know
Ignore the cyst of the brain can not in any case. The likelihood that education will disappear on its own is negligible compared to the risks posed by its growth. A large cyst changes the position of the tissues that surround it, squeezes them. The child reacts to these processes with convulsive attacks of a progressive nature. Over time, neurologic symptoms only increase, and the general condition of the child is noticeably worse. At the preschool age the child shows a complete inability to concentrate attention. In addition, this pathological process can be aggravated by a hemorrhagic stroke.
Timely appeal to the neurologist, proper diagnosis and adequate treatment is the guarantee of your baby's health.