When doctors prescribe pantographs, especially for children under one year old, the parents usually scare the word "nootrop", which is evident when reading the instructions for this tool. Is this drug really necessary for a child? Is it dangerous to use it at such an early age? What will be the effect of the treatment? What side reactions are possible? All these questions are logical, but do not panic ahead of time. Let's try to find convincing answers to them.
What is pantogam?
Pantogam is another name for gopatenic acid or vitamin B12. It refers to combined nootropic drugs, has a variety of different properties, which allows it to be used widely enough and positively differs from other drugs of this group, for example, nootropil or piracetam. Almost everyone knows the name of these medicines and many had to deal with them directly. The drug of gopatenic acid is the most safe among them, but it is not inferior in effectiveness, so pantogs are simply indispensable for the treatment of children.
Through long theoretical and clinical searches, the effect of the drug was calculated and verified in a way that minimizes the risks of side effects:
- allergies in the form of skin rashes, conjunctivitis or rhinitis;
- insomnia, lethargy, noise in the ears.
These possible reactions take place fairly quickly and do not require discontinuation of the medication.
In what cases are pantogs prescribed for children?
If your baby is prescribed pantogs, then probably there are good reasons about which you know. The drug is prescribed in the following cases:
- mental retardation of various degrees, in particular, and accompanied by behavioral disorders;
- perinatal encephalopathy;
- Cerebral palsy of various forms;
- general delay in mental development, speech disorders, as well as developmental delays in combination with the inability to form the motor skills necessary for learning (writing, reading);
- children's neuroses, also accompanied by enuresis and stuttering;
- hyperactivity, attention deficit;
- Reduction of brain functions as a result of atherosclerotic changes in the vessels;
- schizophrenia in combination with motor failure (used in combination with psychotropic substances);
- epilepsy, accompanied by a violation of cognitive functions and inhibition of mental processes;
- disorders of urination of a neurogenic nature - imperative incontinence, pollakiuria;
- psychoemotional overload, reduced concentration of attention, memory impairment caused by overwork.
Thus, we see that pantographs are shown to children, not only with serious diseases, but suffered ancestral trauma, hypoxia, overly excitable and "nervous."
How to give pantogam to children?
Pantogam for children exists in two dosage forms - tablets and syrup, which allows you to give it to infants without hindrance. Of course, only the doctor should choose the dosage and the regimen, based on the child's age, the nature and severity of the disorder. Since the drug activates the functions of the nervous system, it should be given in the morning and in the afternoon. Typically, the dose
Is it worth giving a child pantogam?
Recently, many parents complain that pantographs are assigned to all in a row, without good reason, "just in case." If you do not see your child's symptoms of the above indications, you may need to find another neurologist to clarify the diagnosis and treatment, because pantogam is too serious a drug to take it for security.